Welcome UberMoto to Bengaluru-a brand new bike-taxi service

Uber is not restricting itself to a cab provider only and is foraying into bike-taxi service. Uber’s bike-taxi service-UberMOTO, is going to debut in India’s IT hub Bengaluru with fares as low as Rs 3/km.

After Bangkok, Bengaluru is the second city where UberMOTO service is getting launched, with an aim to tap two-wheeler riders. The bike-taxi will be launched on pilot basis and if successful, UberMOTO will mean a huge jump in the number of riding options for commuters.

Bengaluru has 3.8 million two-wheelers when compared to 1.1 million cars as of March 2015.

Karnataka’s capital city faces huge traffic congestion and apparently people prefer to travel on two-wheelers.

Meanwhile, the fares have been kept between Rs 3 and Rs 5 per km, cheapest offering by Uber so far.

Neel Ratan, executive director at audit and consultancy firm PwC, told ET that it is a smart move by Uber to tap into an underutilised asset.

"The option may not be completely infeasible for women commuters as they can be opt for women riders on two-wheelers," he said.

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