Uber Technologies Inc. is launching a mini-pilot programme for a TaskRabbit-like service that will let app users hire people to complete various household tasks, part of an effort by the ride-hailing company to expand beyond driving and deliveries.<\/p>\n
During the initial test of the programme, drivers and couriers on Uber\u2019s app can opt-in to help customers with small home projects, including furniture assembly, in-home laundry and lawn mowing, the company said Monday.<\/p>\n
The feature, dubbed \u201cUber Tasks,\u201d will launch in the coming weeks in Fort Myers, Florida, and in Edmonton, Alberta, the company said.<\/p>\n
Other possible chores include snow removal, packing or unpacking, holiday decorating, yard cleanup and garden maintenance.<\/p>\n
Drivers and couriers will see estimated earnings before reserving a task, according to the company.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis small pilot is the newest way for drivers and couriers to put their skills to work and earn on their own schedule,\u201d an Uber spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re always thinking about how to bring people more ways to earn with Uber.\u201d<\/p>\n
The move confirms a September\u00a0report<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Bloomberg News about evidence of such a feature in the software code of the Uber app.<\/p>\n The programme, should it be expanded, would put Uber in competition with TaskRabbit Inc. and Angi Inc., which also support household tasks.<\/p>\n While Uber\u00a0posted<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0its second consecutive profitable quarter in its third-quarter report last week, sales increased just 11% from a year ago.<\/p>\n That marked the slowest revenue growth in 10 quarters and missed analysts\u2019 estimates.<\/p>\n Uber is seeking additional ways to create revenue by expanding\u00a0service<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0tourism<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0offerings in domestic and international markets.<\/p>\n During the initial test of the programme, drivers and couriers on Uber\u2019s app can opt-in to help customers with small home projects, including furniture assembly, in-home laundry and lawn mowing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341034,"featured_media":514903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49317],"tags":[90745,89250,20853,90747],"class_list":["post-514901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-it-services","tag-angi","tag-taskrabbit","tag-uber","tag-uber-tasks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514901"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341034"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/514903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=514901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=514901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Now read: Bolt Food shutting down in South Africa<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"