Other so-so reveals at Get-Go in London today include UberX Share, an updated version of Uber Pool the company debuted last year, which is now available in more than 50 cities - 18 of which are apparently new. Now, Uber is gearing up to bring Uber Carshare to Boston and Toronto, its first markets outside Australia, though the company didn’t give any specific timescale beyond “soon.” With this service, people that own cars can rent their cars to anyone else and earn a few extra bucks (with Uber taking a cut), the theory being that this encourages fewer people to own cars. Uber had acquired an Australian peer-to-peer car-rental startup last year called Car Next Door, rebranding it as Uber Carshare seven months back. We’re going to make it easier to ride green.” For rentįirst up, Uber is expanding its existing peer-to-peer (P2P) Carshare service from Australia into North America. We’re going to make it easier to drive green. That’s going to be the north star that we’re aiming for across the company.

“Now we have to make it easier for the 130 million people who are coming onto our platform on a monthly basis to get from A to B - but in an environmentally sustainable manner. “Uber was founded on the idea of making it absolutely easy for you to get from point A to B,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said onstage.

The announcements came during the second installment of Uber’s annual Go-Get product event - the first incarnation was held in New York last month with a focus on family, with today’s sustainability-themed follow-on event hosted in London.

Uber unveiled a handful of new eco-focused features, services and expansions today, as the ride-hailing giant doubles down on previous efforts to align itself with sustainable transport.

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