Uber is a car rental company in India. Cars are operated by rental car companies like Uber and Ola in various cities across the country including Chennai. If you pre-register through the online app, you can get in the car from the desired place to the desired place. In major cities, thousands of passengers can be seen traveling in rental cars every day using the services of companies like Uber and Ola.
Uber is launching this bus service to attract office-goers.
In this situation, as a next step, Uber has decided to engage in bus services. The service will be launched in Kolkata in March of next year. This service is being introduced to attract office goers. For this, it has entered into an MoU with the West Bengal Transport Department.
Home to Office: The first phase of 10 buses will be operated and the agreement for this bus service called “Uber Shuttle” was signed at the business summit held yesterday. These fully AC buses will ply on pre-defined routes. It is said that these buses will run from residential areas to office and industrial areas of the city.
This means that the service will be operated so that customers can travel from home to the office by bus. You can book this bus one week in advance. The company officials said that this bus will be fully air-conditioned and eco-friendly and will be available from 6 am to 10 pm.
The number will increase: It plans to invest $10 million by 2025. Through this, 50,000 livelihood opportunities will be created within the next five years, according to a statement released by the company. In this regard, Siva Shailendran, India and South Asia Director said:-
“Uber is planning to run a shuttle bus service in Kolkata this month with 10 buses. In the coming time, the number of buses and the number of routes operated will be increased. We have started an Uber shuttle service in Delhi and Mumbai.. This bus will be operated within the region. You can book it through the app,” he said.
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