--- description: An update to the Uber app will make it much easier for drivers to pick up fares more efficiently. title: Uber's New Feature Could Help You Make Money From Your Daily Commute image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf89bbb0a5d80a8e/69886ebcab6d776a036a6e74/151029_em_ubersurgepricing.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Uber's New Feature Could Help You Make Money From Your Daily Commute by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2015 4:06 PM CUT  The Uber car service application is demonstrated for a photograph on an iPhone in New York, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. The Uber car service application is demonstrated for a photograph on an iPhone in New York, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.Victor J. Blue—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2015 4:06 PM CUT An update to the Uber app will make it much easier for drivers to pick up fares more efficiently. The new “destinations” feature allows drivers to only see requests from potential riders along a predetermined route while filtering out other requests. Through this option, drivers can more easily pick up customers on the way to the same area where they’re already driving. The tool could help spur Uber’s many part-time drivers to pick up more riders. It could also encourage more people to consider becoming Uber drivers by making the process of picking up and dropping off riders less time-consuming. Currently, more than 60% of Uber’s drivers in the U.S. have another full-time or part-time job, according to [_The Verge_](http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/16/9732284/uber-destinations-rideshare-driver-app-overhaul "undefined"). Right now the feature is being tested in San Francisco. 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