Uber pays car owners in the US to switch to other means of transportation for five weeks
Uber will pay $1,000 in credits to certain passengers in the United States and Canada who give up their cars for five weeks in favor of public transit and other services, the company said learned on Thursday, in the latest effort to boost business and help reduce Emissions.
For years, the ride-hailing and food delivery platform operator has struggled to adopt environmentally friendly solutions tram and has committed $800 million to support driver partners transition fully to electric vehicles by 2040.
It has cooperated with car for rent Hertz company will supply Tesla Cars as rentals option for its drivers in the US and Europe, although it is unclear how much of its total fleet currently includes electric vehicles.
Under the “One Less Car” initiative, Uber will select up to 175 car owners in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Miami, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver, based on certain conditions, for a five-week program starting July 22.
They will receive $500 in credits redeemable on the Uber app, a $200 voucher for car rental or ridesharing services, and $300 to use on alternative vehicles like public transport.
A similar initiative by Uber in Australia last year showed that commuters mainly turned to walking, cycling and carpooling after ditching their cars.
The move comes as transport operators, including major US airlines, expect strong travel and tourism activity this summer.
According to Uber, the US has 233 million private vehicles, about 80 million of which are driven less than 10 miles a day on average.
