Uber will let you see average fares and wait times for different cities

Uber rolled retired a caller update that lets users hunt mean fares and hold times for planned trips successful different cities. The institution said it wants to springiness radical who are readying trips oregon vacations much visibility into however overmuch it volition outgo to publication Uber rides erstwhile they get there.

The update volition springiness radical entree to fare and hold clip details successful astir 10,000 cities globally, Uber says. The alteration rolls retired starting connected Tuesday, July 16th.

To find these insights, you prime the “destination” container successful the “plan your trip” tab and scroll down to “search successful a antithetic city.” There, it volition autofill immoderate fashionable choices oregon let you to benignant successful your ain destination.

With the Summer Olympics acceptable to statesman aboriginal this month, Uber utilized Paris arsenic an illustration of the benignant of metropolis successful which radical would beryllium funny successful gaining much penetration astir travel. After selecting Paris, you tin publication a virtual car travel from immoderate 2 locations to spot however agelong the thrust volition last, oregon you tin petition much accusation astir mean fares and hold times. You tin besides reserve a ride respective days successful advance.

Uber said it wanted to “take the conjecture work” retired of travel, particularly with millions of radical expected to marque the travel to Paris for the Olympics. The institution is besides offering a fig of different perks successful transportation with the Olympics, including a concern with Flying Blue, the loyalty programme for Air France-KLM Group, and champagne tours and stream cruises bookable done the Uber app.