Facebook Messenger now lets you order "Transportation", starting with Uber and with more services on the way.<br />The new Uber on Messenger feature can be found by clicking on the car icon or finding "Transportation" in the three-dot "more" below where you write your message.<br />Facebook and Uber would not comment on possible revenue share with the new feature, but Facebook does plan to get into more offerings from businesses via Messenger.<br />Lyft allows for a similar integration within Slack , but Uber is the first transportation partner to launch with the Messenger app, according to Rosenberg.<br />Uber's public API for its Request Ride button has a policy excluding partners from featuring it alongside competing ride services .<br />Both Facebook and Uber sidestepped questions directly about a Lyft integration, but a source close to the matter tells TechCrunch that Lyft will offer rides through Facebook Messenger starting in January.
