Uber restarting shared rides in U.S. cities like New York and San Francisco

Uber

Tuesday it’s bringing back shared rides in a handful of U.S. cities after pulling the service for more than two years.

The feature, which allows riders to share a car with strangers going in a similar direction for a discount, is available in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland, Oregon, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. It plans to expand to other…