UBER Application

Travellers can book an UBER Cab through a mobile application available on Google Play Store as well as the App Store.  When the user’s GPS is turned on, UBER notifies the drivers who are near the location, thereby ensuring that the customer gets a cab as soon as possible at the accurate pickup time.

Unlike other cab services, UBER also provides varied fare rates for different cabs. Users are allowed to compare and get the best possible rate for their travel needs. Once an UBERCab is confirmed, the customer can check the progress and also receive estimates on the time of arrival of the cab.

UBER bases its payments on two modalities: time and distance.  If the speed of the cab is greater than 18km/hour then the pricing is distance based. In all other cases it is time based. Basically the aim is to ensure that the customer gets the best fare possible for that ride.

Two improvements over the existing app are UberPop and UberPool. UberPop allows customers to gain access to unlicensed chauffeurs and non-professional taxi drivers while UberPool is a modern carpool service which matches riders with other customers travelling in the same direction. Both updates were extremely useful in furthering the reach of the app. All payments are strictly through UBER alone and customers need to pay the driver.

The most interesting venture yet would be UberBOAT which is currently available only in Istanbul. Customers can travel across the Bosporous Strait using the boats. UberChopper is another interesting initiative which involves an UBER partnership with Blade offering helicopter trips from New York City to the Hamptons. All in all, UBER seems to be at the top of the game in local transportation.