Uber, hit by driver shortages and a surge in food delivery requests during the pandemic, will list New York City taxi cabs on its app.
After a period in which waits for an Uber ride grew longer, the partnership will boost the number of rides available, and it gives NYC cab drivers access to a massive pool of commuters with an Uber app on their phones.
“After its business model has shown the failures to protect drivers from ridership downturns and rising gas prices, Uber is returning to its roots: yellow cabs,” said Bhairavi Desai, the executive director of the NYCWA, in a prepared statement Thursday. In New York City, Uber is teaming with tech platforms Creative Mobile Technologies and Curb to eventually have all New York City taxi cabs available on its app. Shares of Uber rose more than 3% Thursday.
Creative Mobile said a beta version for taxis will be rolled out this spring and reach the general public this summer.
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