Post by acnedriver on Nov 5, 2022 7:31:48 GMT
Uber was born out of the frustration of two US entrepreneurs trying to catch a cab in Paris.
Fast-forward more than a decade later and the ride-hailing giant is making waves once again in the French capital – this time wooing the taxi drivers whose service it once bemoaned.
"We are looking at integrating taxis into the Uber application in Paris,” Uber told Euronews Next.
“We are willing to co-construct with the sector a product that meets taxis’ expectations and Parisians’ mobility needs".
The company is not just doing so in Paris. In recent months, Uber has been striking deals with taxi companies around the world to enlist them on its platform as it seeks to widen its pool of drivers and reduce waiting times for users.
A company spokesperson said while these are understandable, over 200 taxi drivers have already joined the platform in Paris, and globally tens of thousands have.
When we look at the next five years, we just don't see a world in which taxis and Uber exist separately
The company is facing a shortage of drivers in a number of cities around the world to absorb a post-pandemic jump in demand for rides – as locals return to a more social life and international tourists make a comeback.
The company argues that adding taxi drivers to its app will create a bigger pool of drivers and reduce waiting times, while taxi drivers would have more opportunities to find clients when they aren’t picking up much business at taxi ranks or being hailed from the street.
Uber has even set out a target to get every taxi driver around the world on the platform by 2025.
www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/02/uber-wants-to-list-paris-taxis-on-app-reduce-waiting-times-drivers-resist-in-france
Fast-forward more than a decade later and the ride-hailing giant is making waves once again in the French capital – this time wooing the taxi drivers whose service it once bemoaned.
"We are looking at integrating taxis into the Uber application in Paris,” Uber told Euronews Next.
“We are willing to co-construct with the sector a product that meets taxis’ expectations and Parisians’ mobility needs".
The company is not just doing so in Paris. In recent months, Uber has been striking deals with taxi companies around the world to enlist them on its platform as it seeks to widen its pool of drivers and reduce waiting times for users.
A company spokesperson said while these are understandable, over 200 taxi drivers have already joined the platform in Paris, and globally tens of thousands have.
When we look at the next five years, we just don't see a world in which taxis and Uber exist separately
The company is facing a shortage of drivers in a number of cities around the world to absorb a post-pandemic jump in demand for rides – as locals return to a more social life and international tourists make a comeback.
The company argues that adding taxi drivers to its app will create a bigger pool of drivers and reduce waiting times, while taxi drivers would have more opportunities to find clients when they aren’t picking up much business at taxi ranks or being hailed from the street.
Uber has even set out a target to get every taxi driver around the world on the platform by 2025.
www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/02/uber-wants-to-list-paris-taxis-on-app-reduce-waiting-times-drivers-resist-in-france