Uber Technologies, Inc forged a collaboration to allow its users to charter private buses and coaches through its app, the Financial Times reports.
The option targets weddings or wine tours across the U.S., helping Uber expand beyond its core ride-share business.
U.S. Coachways, one of the country’s most extensive bus chartering services, will offer the vehicles and drivers.
Uber will receive an undisclosed service fee from each booking.
Another feature, Uber Travel, will encourage business travelers to reserve rides days in advance to help balance supply and demand amid the driver crisis.
The new Uber Travel feature prompts users to link their Google accounts to Uber to share details about upcoming travel, like flight times, hotel bookings, and dinner reservations, helping manage driver crises.
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