Uber Picks China's Chengdu to Introduce New Commuting Feature
- The new service is set to debut globally after China
- Car-booking provider picks its busiest city for test run
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When Uber drivers head to work in Chengdu, China, on Wednesday, they’ll see a new feature that will let them pick up commuters as they head into town, which happens to be the car-booking company’s busiest market.
Called uberCOMMUTE, the new service will be tested in the metropolitan area of 14 million before it’s pushed out globally, Uber Technologies Inc. said in a statement. Usually, a driver goes to fetch a passenger requesting a ride on the car-booking app. With uberCOMMUTE, drivers will be able to find people looking for a ride along their route into town.