Uber can now track your flight so a ride home is ready when you land

Uber is attempting to make it much less of a problem to get a experience residence from the airport after your aircraft lands.

The corporate introduced Wednesday that prospects can now e-book a experience as much as 30 days prematurely. Vacationers who select the costlier Uber Black or Uber Black SUV choices also can put their flight data into the app, which can robotically regulate a reservation in case your flight is early or delayed.

Uber mentioned drivers for these reservations will wait as much as 60 minutes for you at no further value. Meaning you’ll have further time to get via the airport and choose up your baggage.

A number of the new choices could assist riders keep away from lengthy wait instances brought on by a driver scarcity through the coronavirus pandemic. And it could assist Uber stand out towards Lyft, at the very least amongst individuals who wish to have a automotive prepared proper when their aircraft lands.

The airport reserving choice will seem within the Uber app beneath the “reserve” tab beginning Wednesday. The options are rolling out to riders at greater than 20 airports throughout the U.S., that are listed under.

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