Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) stock is on the move Thursday as investors react to news of a massive New York City taxi deal.
Let’s get into that news and everything potential investors in UBER stock need to know about it below!
- Uber has signed a deal that allows it to list all taxis in NYC on its app.
- This will have Curb Mobility and Creative Mobile Technologies, the licensed technology providers for NYC, integrating their tech into the Uber app.
- That will result in some 14,000 taxis being added to the ride-hailing service.
- It also opens up those drivers to receive tips from Uber customers.
- The deal makes it so Uber passengers will pay the same for a taxi as they would a lift through the ride-sharing service.
- However, one difference is that taxi drivers will see an estimated fare price for the trip.
- This allows them to reject any others that they don’t deem worth their time.
- As part of the agreement, these cab drivers will also give up a portion of their earnings to Uber.
- The deal allowing taxis on the Uber app is a major shift from the previous competitive nature between the two businesses.
- Even so, it’s more of a necessity for taxi drivers than Uber.
- The industry has been suffering ever since the ride-sharing service entered the scene around 10 years ago.
- While taxi drivers have tried different methods to better compete with Uber, the company continued to chip away at their business.
- With today’s deal, taxi drivers may see an increase in business, and Uber will see more profits, which would be a win-win situation.
UBER stock is up 2.3% as of Thursday morning.
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