Uber launches rickshaw service in Pakistan..!!

[Chauvinist]

KARACHI:Ride-hailing behemoth Uber has launched a new service called UberAuto in Pakistan.

Starting in Lahore, the company will now offer rides in rickshaws, Pakistan cheapest and most popular mode of travel. The new service will indeed increase Uber’s user base, reeling in more people who prefer the traditional three-wheeler over cars.

The new service can possibly end the hassle of hailing rickshaws on the road and negotiating rates as Uber aims to innovate the rickshaw segment of the transport industry.

Uber has been facing serious competition from Careem, its sole competitor in Pakistan and the new service may provide the company an edge over its rival.

This is not the first time the ride-hailing service has launched a rickshaw service as the company announced the same in India last year. However, the service was suspended after a mere 8 months.

This move by Uber also pitches it against Travly. A ride-hailing service with local origins, Travly started off as a start-up three years ago and was able to raise $200,000 in seed investment from Cres Ventures.

UberGo services currently are currently priced at Rs. 6.84/km and Rs. 3.15/minute, and the company suggests its new UberAuto service will come in much cheaper.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1199438/uber-launches-rickshaw-service-pakistan/

 

[Tangent123]

I hope some pakitani startup has done it before Uber stepped.

 

[Green Ranger]

Good they shuld expand it to karachi as well , lot's of people here take tuk tuk

 

[Englishman]

Uber is a bad idea. Avoid it like the plaque!

It'll reduce income of rickshaw driver's.

Here in the west taxi drivers hate it and are trying to get it banned.....money is funnelled to the rich and taken away from the poor.

 

[Green Ranger]

Uber is a bad idea. Avoid it like the plaque!

It'll reduce income of rickshaw driver's.

Here in the west taxi drivers hate it and are trying to get it banned.....money is funnelled to the rich and taken away from the poor.

Its not bad for country like us , having know fix fare is better , cause in Pakistan Taxi and Rickshaws charge fare on their mood and time and situation , not by meter or any pre set fare

 

[Signalian]

Its not bad for country like us , having know fix fare is better , cause in Pakistan Taxi and Rickshaws charge fare on their mood and time and situation , not by meter or any pre set fare

very soon the meter seals will get broken and they will be altered as per liking. There is no authority to keep that in check.

rates dont stay same during all times. rates on meter are high at night and highest on weekend nights and holidays.

Uber is a bad idea. Avoid it like the plaque!

It'll reduce income of rickshaw driver's.

Here in the west taxi drivers hate it and are trying to get it banned.....money is funnelled to the rich and taken away from the poor.

you are right. good observation.

 

[Loft38]

Uber is a boon for early professionals like me. It is a cheap mode of comfortable transport. Just wondering, why don't they start cab service in Pakistan?