Method and system for allocating co-passengers in ride-sharing systems

A method for allocating co-passengers in a ride-sharing system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by circuitry over a communication network, a ride request for a shared-ride from a passenger device of a passenger;
• retrieving, by the circuitry over the communication network, one or more phone numbers of one or more individuals associated with the passenger from at least one of a storage server or the passenger device;
• determining, by the circuitry, an approval status of each of the one or more phone numbers based on an approval message corresponding to the one or more phone numbers provided by the passenger;
• assigning, by the circuitry, a priority to each of the one or more phone numbers based on a corresponding weight, wherein a weight of a phone number from the one or more phone numbers is determined based on one or more factors associated with the passenger and an individual associated with the phone number;
• identifying, by the circuitry, a co-passenger from the one or more individuals for the shared-ride based on at least one of the determined approval status or the assigned priority of the phone number associated with the co-passenger;
• determining, by the circuitry, a shared-ride fare for the passenger for the shared-ride with the identified co-passenger based on the one or more factors associated with the passenger and the identified co-passenger;
• and
• rendering, by the circuitry, a first user interface on the passenger device, wherein the first user interface presents shared-ride information of the shared-ride comprising at least one of a destination address of the identified co-passenger, a time duration for which the passenger and the identified co-passenger are traveling together in the shared-ride, or the determined shared-ride fare.