Smart move. Uber is a logistics company and part of their value is in the ability to drive (no pun intended) offline transactions.
This is very similar to Teleport, an app built on the Uber API to drive friends or customers to a specific location.
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@rrhoover I found Teleport on PH and had used it to have an Uber pick up my teen kids from places and bring them home.
I wonder if people will use this two ways. Would be a interesting value prop for a business to send someone to pick you up and at the conclusion drop you off.
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@jmacias surely it will be a two-way transit. No value add if the shopper drove and the real experience enhancement only really happens if they pick you up and drop you off. in my opinion.
Killer add-on for mechanics. Always hate having to either sit at the shop or have to set up plans to have someone ride over with me.
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I always had a feeling that this should have been a feature provided by Uber itself. Uber for business.
Things we can add.
- give free Uber ride as customer loyalty
- give discounted Uber ride (I am not sure if Uber api has this feature)
- choose who pays for the ride. (Businesses might have different use cases, say restaurants)
This is absolutely spot on.
Use cases: (1) I am a car dealership and I want to replace my shuttle service with Uber; (2) I am a business willing to pay to bring people into my store (I'll pay if they buy from me); (3) I am a bar that pays for VIPs to get home safe . . .
B2B use cases for on-demand services are huge. (I'd love to chat more with people on this.)
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