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