Indians have been breaking all travel records over the past couple of years, according to Prabhjeet Singh, President, Uber India and South Asia
In the quarter ending March 31, Uber witnessed a 15% surge in global revenue from the previous year, reaching $10.13 billion
He mentioned that the aim is to keep the air taxi service "very affordable," and the lower labor costs (for pilots, maintenance) in India will assist in achieving this goal
'Expectation of consumers for more services with lower spend a challenge'
City taxis and those operating through app-based aggregators like Uber and Ola will now have to follow the new fare structure announced by the Karnataka Transport Department. With this new order released by the department on Saturday, fares for app-based cab aggregators as well as city taxis would be uniform and the revised fares would be applicable across the state with immediate effect. Prior to this, the fares were different for the two categories of taxis. According to the new fare structure, cabs have been categorised into three classes based on the cost of the vehicle. For vehicles whose purchase cost is Rs 10 lakh or below, the minimum fare has been fixed at Rs 100 for up to four km with a charge of Rs 24 for every additional km. For those costing between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 15 lakh, the minimum fare is Rs 115, and per km cost Rs 28. For those costing above 15 lakh, minimum fare is set at Rs 130 with Rs 32 charged for each additional kilometre. The order clearly states that no
Uber will also begin operations of UberGo, its cheapest car ride service, as well as Uber Intercity, a rapidly developing mobility product
From addressing cab aggregator irritants to Uber's next 10 years in India, Singh drives Nivedita Mookerji through the firm's journey
Of the 5%, they will get 4% as Uber credit and 1% as Amazon Pay cashback, which can be used to save more on future rides with Uber and fulfill shopping needs on Amazon.in
Uber has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SDBI) to support drivers to purchase EVs and CNG vehicles
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The police have registered an FIR under IPC section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and initiated a probe into the incident
The woman stated that the Delhi Woman's Commission swung into action after she tweeted about the incident
Tata Motors on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ride-hailing platform Uber to induct 25,000 XPRES-T electric vehicles into its premium category service in India
Uber has launched SOS integration with local police to share critical information with them, including live location
Ride-hailing giants Ola and Uber are challenging order by States to ban autorickshaw rides through companies' apps; in the meanwhile alternative government-backed taxi/auto aggregators are coming up
This pilot will start with Gurugram CNG AC buses on the top-two routes during peak commute hours
Introduced in 2019, Uber Auto and Uber Moto have seen a three-fold increase in demand after the coronavirus pandemic
Uber users can now avail its services on WhatsApp in both Hindi and English languages
Riders or drivers will be able to share their live location along with their name and contact details at the swipe of a button on the Uber app with the police
Uber has decided to do away with the trip acceptance threshold and rolled out the unconditional upfront drop-off destination feature