Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Request ride home
Gets a ride to your home address, asking for the total number of passengers before requesting.
Actions Used
Location
Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable).
Result
Location
Requires
Access to your location
Request Ride
Requests a ride from the specified pickup location to a specified drop off location.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Request%20ride%20home
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Request%20ride%20home
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Request ride home”
end tell
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