Uber takes the wheel of freight transport with its new Freight service
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 3:17 am
Uber is an ambitious company that has its sights set on multiple businesses simultaneously. And the famous startup has now decided to set its sights on freight transport.
The company led by Travis Kalanick has just launched Uber Freight in the United States , a new application for booking long-distance freight trips that allows autonomous truck drivers to connect with companies and individual users.
Those who use this service will benefit from pre-determined prices taking into account the distance, type of load and level of demand at the time of booking.
Truckers who use Uber Freight will, however, have the option of reviewing the different requests received in order to decide which one to accept, so they will not be automatically assigned to a client (as happens in the conventional Uber service).
Uber stresses that, thanks to Freight, customers will benefit from greater transparency when contracting freight transport services, where “haggling” to negotiate rates can take several days.
Uber Freight customers, which is available on both Android and iOS , will be brazil phone number able to book freight transportation services several days or even weeks in advance, and also on the same day.
According to The Verge , Uber will screen truck drivers before they join its new Freight service. Drivers will also have to meet certain insurance and equipment requirements.
Uber's interest in the world of freight transport is far from new. In 2016, the startup snapped up self-driving truck company Otto for $650 million . However, this acquisition was marred by a lawsuit from Google, which accused Otto of stealing technology from its subsidiary Waymo.
The company led by Travis Kalanick has just launched Uber Freight in the United States , a new application for booking long-distance freight trips that allows autonomous truck drivers to connect with companies and individual users.
Those who use this service will benefit from pre-determined prices taking into account the distance, type of load and level of demand at the time of booking.
Truckers who use Uber Freight will, however, have the option of reviewing the different requests received in order to decide which one to accept, so they will not be automatically assigned to a client (as happens in the conventional Uber service).
Uber stresses that, thanks to Freight, customers will benefit from greater transparency when contracting freight transport services, where “haggling” to negotiate rates can take several days.
Uber Freight customers, which is available on both Android and iOS , will be brazil phone number able to book freight transportation services several days or even weeks in advance, and also on the same day.
According to The Verge , Uber will screen truck drivers before they join its new Freight service. Drivers will also have to meet certain insurance and equipment requirements.
Uber's interest in the world of freight transport is far from new. In 2016, the startup snapped up self-driving truck company Otto for $650 million . However, this acquisition was marred by a lawsuit from Google, which accused Otto of stealing technology from its subsidiary Waymo.