Uber has introduced PREMIER ride service option in India. Available in Pune and Mumbai, select riders will be offered PREMIER as an in-app product option that serves as an upgrade to their current uberX experience.
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Uber has announced a phased roll out of two new features – in-app chat and multi-destinations to its app in India. The in-app chat feature aims to help riders and driver partners get in touch with one another to get in touch to find the exact location right inside the Uber app. Continue reading “Uber debuts in-app chat and multi-destination feature in India”
[Update] – Uber has officially confirmed the appointment of Dara Khosrowshahi as the new CEO.
Uber finally has a new CEO. The US based ride hailing service has picked Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia, as its CEO. Khosrowshahi’s appointment comes after former CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick was asked to resign by five major investors in June. Continue reading “Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is Uber’s new CEO”
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into strategic alliances with Ola and Uber that will provide passengers the option to hire these cabs at select airports. Passengers will now be able to book both Ola and Uber cabs at five airports – Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow and Bhubaneswar airports which are run AAI. Continue reading “Five airports in India get Uber, Ola kiosks for easier cab booking”
Uber has officially launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) integration in India in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and banking partners Axis Bank and HDFC Bank. The ride hailing service had rolled out UPI for some users in the country last month. Continue reading “Uber integrates UPI payments in India. Here’s how it works”
Uber has announced that it has completed 500 million trips in India. The cab aggregator reached this milestone four years since its entry in the country. Uber has also registered a double digit growth in India and almost 2.5 times YoY growth as of June’ 2017.
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Uber has launched driver profile feature in India in a bid to enhance the riding experience for the driver as well as the rider. Uber drivers can customize their profile by adding personal information like the languages they speak, hometown, city recommendation and even a fun fact about themselves. Continue reading “Uber rolls out driver profile feature in India”
Uber has started rolling out UPI integration in India which will allow users to pay for their rides using the bank-to-bank payment platform. Launched by National Payments Corporation of India, UPI is mobile-first payment system that facilitates transactions between any two bank accounts. Continue reading “Uber adds UPI support for Android app”
Uber, Amazon and Google are working towards foraying into Unified Payment Interface (UPI), according to a latest report from ET. According to National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), the cab aggregator is expected to launch UPI via BHIM app integration by this month.
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Just a week after taking an indefinite leave of absence, Uber founder Travis Kalanick has resigned as CEO. The latest development was first posted by the New York Times.
Uber has launched UberPASS service in four cities in India – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The service allows various perks and benefits to riders such as choose top rated drivers, get discounted fares, waiver cancellation charges and more. UberPASS is similar to the Ola’s Share Pass feature that is already available in the country. Continue reading “Uber rolls out UberPASS in four Indian cities to offer discounted fares and more”
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick told his employees that he is taking a leave of absence from the company. The move comes from Kalanick following several controversies at Uber and also his mother’s death late last month. Continue reading “Uber CEO Travis Kalanick takes indefinite leave of absence amid controversies”
Uber is integrating Snapchat in its ride sharing app in India. With this integration, riders will be able to use custom Snapchat filters on their ride. Continue reading “Uber adds custom Snapchat filters in India”
Uber is now making it easier to save your favourite places that you visit frequently. The US based cab hailing service is rolling out a new in-app feature dubbed as Saved Places. As the name suggests, you can now bookmark places other than Home and Work. Continue reading “Uber now lets you save custom places in addition to home and work”
Uber is bringing major changes to its privacy controls that will allow users to easily manage their data. With the latest update, the Uber app will get a dedicated “Privacy Setting” menu where users can easily control how the company collects information about them. Continue reading “Uber improves privacy controls for better data management”
