Uber Is Fixing One of the Biggest Complaints Families and Parents Have With the Company

Getting successful an Uber is astir to beryllium easier for parents walking pinch children.

The rideshare institution announced on Tuesday that it would beryllium rolling retired Uber Car Seat successful New York and Los Angeles, a caller action wherever users tin prime a conveyance that comes equipped pinch a car seat.

The institution did not specify whether aliases not it plans to rotation nan caller characteristic retired nationwide.

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Uber collaborated pinch car spot company, Nuna, to supply RAVA car seats, which tin accommodate children ranging from 5 to 65 pounds. The institution claims nan seats boast other legroom and an "effortless" setup erstwhile It comes to getting children successful nan seat.

"As outpouring break is successful afloat plaything and summertime is connected nan horizon, we're aiming to make your clip connected nan spell a small easier, truthful you tin attraction connected what's really important: spending clip pinch loved ones," Uber said successful a release. "Whether you're readying a family getaway aliases staying local, Uber Car Seat will thief bring bid of mind erstwhile getting your small 1 astir town."

To motorboat nan caller feature, Uber is offering $10 disconnected of 2 rides utilizing Car Seat successful nan 2 cities from March 26 to April 21 utilizing nan codification CARSEAT2024.

Uber had a beardown 2023, reporting a 24% summation successful trips booked twelvemonth complete twelvemonth and a 17% summation successful wide gross complete nan aforesaid period.

"2023 was an inflection constituent for Uber, proving that we tin proceed to make strong, profitable maturation astatine scale," Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, said successful a institution release. "Our audiences are larger and much engaged than ever, pinch our level powering an mean of astir 26 cardinal regular trips past year."

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On Wednesday, Uber besides teased an upcoming collaboration.

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The operation of nan emojis and imagery utilized led galore commenters to presume nan rideshare institution is partnering pinch Beyoncé, who is releasing a caller album, "Cowboy Carter," connected March 29.

Uber was up an awesome 155% twelvemonth complete twelvemonth arsenic of Wednesday afternoon.