The ride-sharing company Uber on Tuesday launched ‘UberPOOL’ in the capital, marking its three years of operations in the country.
The company made the announcement on Tuesday at Hotel Westin in the city.
With millions of trips completed in the past three years and with thousands of new weekly partner sign ups, Bangladesh is one of the key markets for Uber’s global portfolio, a senior Uber official says
‘UberPOOL’ is a new ridesharing option that allows riders to join, or ‘POOL’, with other riders with similar routes in the same Uber taxi, and share the cost of the trip. Shared rides like UberPOOL are all about getting more people into fewer cars. It means cheaper rides for passengers, longer, more-rewarding trips for drivers, and less congestion for cities over time. The trip fare on UberPOOL can be up to 40% lower than the UberX fare for the same distance,’ organizers say in the announcement.
Ratul Ghosh, Head of Bangladesh and East India, said, “We are proud to be an important part of Bangladesh’s mobility ecosystem for the past three years and are continuing our commitment to the market with the launch of UberPOOL.”
“At Uber, we want to use technology for efficient carpooling because we believe this is the future. On this occasion of completing three successful years in Bangladesh, I’d like to thank the government of Bangladesh, our business partners, riders and driver partners for their support, and want to reassure them that we will continue to strive for excellence and growth in this very important market.” he said.
