San Francisco, United States.
Uber announced on Wednesday that it will allocate $ 250 million for incentives to attract new drivers given the current shortage in the US, where its activity is already recovering from the pandemic.
“I launched a stimulus of 250 million for drivers to increase their earnings, which are already particularly high, “the company from San Francisco (California, USA) said in a statement.
Passenger transport (Uber’s main source of income, along with home delivery of food) declined worldwide in March last year, following the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic and the consequent mobility restrictions, which sank Uber’s billing for this. activity.
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However, in recent months and especially as a percentage of vaccinated people in the USA., travel demand is recovering, but many of the old Uber drivers are not yet returning to work, which led to a lack of supply and rising prices.
As for before the pandemic, Uber and its main US competitor, Lyft, have 40% fewer drivers, either because they have changed jobs, waiting to be vaccinated to return to management or prefer to continue to receive unemployment benefits.
“There are more passengers requesting rides than drivers willing to provide, which makes it an ideal time to be a driver,” said Dennis Cinelli, vice president of mobility for the US and Canada.
$ 250 million will aim to increase the compensation of both new and existing drivers, although the company has warned that this situation will be temporary and that earnings are expected to return to pre-planned levels in the future.