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Carpooling--which has has never really taken off in the U.S.--is about to get a little help from a European invasion. Carpooling.com, launched as an MBA class project in Germany six years ago, is now a continent-wide phenomenon that has cracked what it takes to get millions of people to open their doors to relative strangers: safety, convenience, and a little cash. 
  
 "The key to the success of our site compared to others is that we want to give [people] options to [carpool] the way they like to," says Odile Beniflah, a senior product manager with Carpooling.com. "In the last 12 months, it has really become a global phenomenon. Every single country we have launched in, it's working." So far, their formula has spread to 5,000 cities and 45 countries. 
  
 Carpooling.com is relatively simple. Riders and drivers can search for each other on an online exchange. Members, whose identification is verified by the company, rate each other. Prices are suggested, but final terms are decided between passengers and drivers. Carpooling.com charges for premium features, and takes a cut from each fare. 
  
 The service is now gaining popularity in European countries that never had a carpooling culture or, in the case of Italy, never even had a word for it. German airlines are teaming up with the site to give passengers a link to their final destination. 
  
 Although carpooling in some places is just another form of public transport, the demographics still skew younger. The average Carpooling.com member is under 35, and students make up a large, if shrinking, percentage of the total number. The primary motivation is money: More than 75% of people carpool for economic reasons, says the company and most trips seem to be intra-city with the average trip covering about 125 miles. 
  
 Having conquered much of Europe, Carpooling.com is turning its attention to the U.S., although it won't release a date when it plans to land. "It is going to work in the U.S.," says Beniflah. The U.S. is known for being mobile, she argues, "and I don't think the the wealth of America is so great they don't need to save money." 
  
 Perhaps, but the number of people carpooling to work in the U.S. has dropped by half since 1980 as fuel costs fell dramatically and offices spread out into the suburbs, according to The New York Times. In 1980, the cost of a 30-mile round trip was $6.11 adjusted for inflation; today that same trip is just $3.12. 
  
 It is possible the recession, and rising oil prices, will push more Americans to share rides to work each day. There will likely be plenty of carpool competition to put them there. 
  
 UPDATE: There's at least one promising carpool startup here in the US, so far focused on the Philadelphia market, Ridaroo, with several older sites attempting to garner a national market including erideshare.com and carpoolworld.com. 
  
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The German website Carpooling.com, a smash hit across Europe with millions of users, is readying a launch in the US, reports Fast Company. The web service connects passengers seeking transportation with drivers seeking to save cash who then negotiate a price for a ride. The site has rapidly expanded to 5,000 cities and 45 countries and now has its sights set on the US. "It is going to work," says a company exec. "I don't think the wealth of America is so great they don't need to save money." Carpooling.com generates revenue by taking a portion of each fare, along with charging for extra features. No word yet on when the site will launch here. A handful of other sites are trying to make the idea work in the US as well, including Ridaroo in Philadelphia, notes Fast Company.