US ride-hailing agency Uber Applied sciences has launched “Courier Bakkie” in South Africa, offering a brand new service for the supply of heavier objects weighing as much as a ton.
South Africa is the primary market worldwide to launch the providing – which, if it’s launched in different markets, presumably received’t have the phrase “bakkie” in its identify.
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“Johannesburg residents would be the first to have the ability to request Courier Bakkies, with Cape City and Durban to observe quickly,” Uber stated in a press release on Thursday. “Not solely does this deliver a wider collection of providers to customers, but it surely opens up extra incomes avenues for drivers.”
When customers open the Uber app and set a vacation spot, they are going to now see the Courier Bakkie product underneath the “rides” interface, the corporate stated.
“The bigger utility automobiles will [help] small to medium-sized companies which have frequent supply wants and restricted assets to maneuver belongings between branches or heavier objects to prospects,” it added.
Uber has additionally partnered with fleet corporations, together with SkyNet Worldwide Categorical, to supply on-demand bakkie providers on the platform.
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On the identical time, Uber is rebranding its “Uber Bundle” providing as “Courier” to “higher align with the rising vary of transportation providers made accessible to customers by unbiased contractors by way of the Uber app”. – © 2024 NewsCentral Media
