Uber

Uber is soon going to launch an all-electric vehicle in Bengaluru, in June. As per sources, the all-electric vehicles will also be launched in Mumbai and Delhi, as part of its commitment to become a zero-emission mobility platform.  he new service called ‘Uber Green’ will allow passengers to request an all-electric, zero tail-pipe emission vehicle rather than a regular fossil-fuelled car. This will be an on-demand service.

Uber will soon announce an upfront for drivers to accept trips, with prior information about fare and location while accepting the trip. On July 30, CEO Dara Khoswoshahi said the new upfront fares and trip accepting screen will make it easy for drivers, letting them decide if distance and fare are worth their trips. The new screen will inform drivers how much they will earn and where they will go… read-more

In cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, the fares of Ola, Uber, and private taxis will be increased. The decision was in view of the rising fuel prices which have crossed the Rs 100 mark in the aforementioned cities. Head of Operations, Uber, Nitish Bhushan said, in Kolkata, Delhi-NCR fares are up by 12%, and in Mumbai, Hyderabad they increased 15%. Besides, Ola also announced hike in prices. 

Ola, Uber and six other companies applied for aggregator license to the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).  The application came at a time when the Bombay HC directed all the aggregators to apply for a valid license, as majority of them are continuing operation without licenses. However, the applications of all the companies have been rejected due to logistic reasons, under new Aggregators Policy.

Jeanette Eriksson-Gray (39) had ordered Happy Meals from McDonald's via Uber Eats. Reportedly, she entered the wrong address while ordering, and requested the driver to deliver to the changed address. Unfortunately, the driver denied her request and threw the food in the bushes. However, she got a refund for the order, but she does not plan to order from the app further as the incident made her "really upset".