{"id":133133,"date":"2019-09-30T15:40:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T15:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/ubertaxi-services-launch-in-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2019-09-30T15:40:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T15:40:21","slug":"ubertaxi-services-launch-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/ubertaxi-services-launch-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"UberTaxi services launch in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>  Mohammad Gazzaz, general manager for Uber in Saudi Arabia, welcomed the launch  <\/figure>\n<p>Uber Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of an UberTaxi service in the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia thus becomes the first market in the GCC region to host the service.<\/p>\n<p>Uber aims to enhance mobility options across the Kingdom and contribute towards its growth and modernisation through its services, in line with the national transformation program, one of which its initiatives is improving the quality of urban transportation services.<\/p>\n<p>While Saudi Arabia has one of the largest road networks in the world connecting major cities and providing extensive means to transport passengers, UberTaxis launch serves as further investment in the kingdom, and offers Uber riders an additional reliable and affordable option to move in and around their cities.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the move, Mohammad Gazzaz, general manager of Uber in Saudi Arabia, said: \u201cI am delighted to announce the arrival of UberTaxi in the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be tapping into local modes of transport so more riders and drivers can benefit from our technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur new service is aligned with the kingdoms national transformation program, specifically on improving the quality of transportation networks across the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough this launch, we hope to further support the development of transportation services, and be a part of the kingdoms future transportation network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UberTaxi can be accessed through the Uber app as another choice in service in addition to UberX.<\/p>\n<p>The rider will then be matched to the nearest taxi in the exact same way they are matched with any other service on Uber.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, thousands of taxi drivers have already been on-boarded on the application, and have started accepting trips.<\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers will also benefit from the same privileges provided to all Uber drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Uber chief executive, Dara Khosro<a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/breakingtravelnews\/news\/tourism\/~3\/9c8Bx1QZofE\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammad Gazzaz, general manager for Uber in Saudi Arabia, welcomed the launch<br \/>\nUber Saudi Arabia ha..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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