Surge Pricing, no more a surprise!

Uber’s Upfront Fares

Recently, Uber unveiled its new feature of displaying upfront fares before the user books its ride. As usual, users have to feed the destination. The fare will be calculated on the basis of expected travel time, distance, traffic and tolls. Also, the number of riders and nearby drivers using Uber during that time will be considered to calculate the fare. The feature will also be included un UberGo and UberX.

Good-bye to Surge Pricing

Upfront fares bring an end to the surge pricing. Knowing the cost of the ride beforehand is very much appreciated by the users. With this, there remain no complication of costs. Users can sit back and enjoy their journey time.

Brief about Upfront Price in US and India

In the US, upfront fares were rolled out in April, which is available in six cities including New York, Miami, San Diego, Philadelphia, Seattle and New Jersey. More and more users are benefiting from this feature. Now, Indian users will too experience the advantage of upfront fares. In some cities like New Delhi, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, the renowned cab aggregator is already testing this new feature. Uber is not going to stop its practice of surge pricing. However, the users will atleast be prepared of the amount they will have to pay.

Gradually, Uber plans to integrate the upfront fares feature all over the world.

Takeaways:

• Upfront fare will be calculated on the basis of expected travel time, distance, traffic and tolls.
• Also, the number of riders and nearby drivers using Uber during that time will be considered to calculate the fare.
• In the US, upfront fares were rolled out in April, which is available in six cities including New York, Miami, San Diego, Philadelphia, Seattle and New Jersey.
• In some cities like New Delhi, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, the renowned cab aggregator is already testing this new feature.