Demand for Uber service doubles in 12 months
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UBER has seen a twofold increase in demand for its service in the last 12 months, which involves the participation of several thousand drivers in Thailand.
The firm has also urged the government to regulate ride-sharing to boost the service industry.
Uber’s general manager for Southeast Asia, Chan Park, said the firm in the last couple of months had created the prototype UberMOTO service.
The service enables people looking to save time and money on short trips to book a ride on a motorcycle. Price starts at Bt10 with Bt3.50/km and Bt0.85/min. The UberMOTO is available in the Sathorn, Siam, and Silom areas. You can ride from MRT Silom, MRT Lumpini, BTS Saladaeng, or BTS Chong Nonsi to your home or office.
The firm also provides UberMOTO service in Indian cities such as Bangalore.
“Demand is expected to be off the charts as we add more UberMOTO drivers, so you may need to request multiple times. In the coming weeks, we’ll be expanding coverage of UberMOTO to more locations around Bangkok,” said Park.
The firm has also urged the Thai government to regulate the ride-sharing transportation service like in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, the US, and Australia.
“We want the government to regulate ride sharing in Thailand so that it is easier to adopt our service to improve transportation and give a new experience to our riders and drivers,” said Park.
He added that Uber has invested heavily in real-time data analytics resources to map demand, grow supply and deploy advanced technology solutions to ensure a reliable ride is always just a few minutes. Uber now has an average wait time of only 5.65 minutes. The firm provides services in more than 400 cities in 70 countries worldwide. The firm plans to provide the Uber pool in the next step. Currently, Uber pool is offered in the US.
He said the Uber family profile, which members have frequently requested, is an easy way to pay for family and friends that lets up to 10 riders safely and easily share one payment method.
