Split, D.C.’s homegrown ridesharing app, announced via a blog post on Tuesday that the company will discontinue its service early next month.

The rides will officially cease on Oct. 3.

Launched in May 2015, the ridesharing company celebrated one year of operation with a party at American Ice Company this summer. At the time, CEO Ario Keshani admitted to Technical.ly that the ridesharing space had become increasingly crowded since Split’s initial launch (see: uberPOOL and Lyft Line), but said that there were some hidden benefits to this, too.

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