Author: Aditi Shrivastava
Twelve years after Uber entered the Indian market, its overall pitch has not changed in form. It still begins with a screen and a booking. What is changing is the scope: Uber India is trying to turn its ride-hailing network into a larger engine that can serve multiple categories of demand, moving commuters as well as packages, furniture and groceries across cities.
“The ride-hailing market in the country is going through an accelerated growth phase. On the consumer side, there is an influx of a massive number of first-to-category users. And on the supply side, there is an influx of first-to or new-to-category earners [drivers],” said Prabhjeet Singh, the president of Uber India and South Asia.
More than 1.5 million drivers (cabs, bikes, etc) operate through the Uber India app every month, up from 1 million that the company disclosed in late 2024. Much of the headline growth in this fleet is being fuelled by two-wheelers.
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