UBER is making it easier to order rides for parents with young kids.
The multinational rideshare company announced a new partnership with Nuna, a baby gear business selling car seats.
Uber customers with young children can order an Uber car seat ride and drop the hassle of lugging a car seat around.
Nuna is providing Uber with seats for kids between five and 65 pounds.
Each Nuna car seat can be used in rear-facing or forward-facing placements.
There’s a catch though — the car seat incurs an extra $10 surcharge.
For now, the feature is only available in two major cities.
Uber currently offers the $10 car seat feature in New York City and Los Angeles.
There’s a waitlist to find out when the service hits other areas.
The U.S. Sun contacted Uber to request a comment.
HOW TO SIGN UP
To book an Uber car seat ride, consumers can open their Uber app before choosing their pickup and drop off locations.
Once they pick their vehicle type, the customer can select the car seat designation.
A $10 surcharge should be applied to their Uber fee.
There’s also a limited-time deal for families who want to try the feature out.
From March 26 to April 21, Uber will offer $10 off two Uber Car Seat rides by applying a discount code: CARSEAT2024.
LYFT LOSS
Uber’s main competitor Lyft recently faced criticism after its CEO admitted to misrepresenting its stock value.
Lyfit’s chief executive officer David Risher said a typo resulted in a huge mishap for the business.
A press release from February incorrectly projected the company’s margins would grow by 500 basis points.
The accurate projection estimate was 50 basis points, but an extraneous zero was added by mistake.
Many financial experts noted this blunder damaged the credibility of Lyft compared to Uber.
RIDESHARE NEWS
A lawsuit settlement determined rideshare drivers in New York could be owed thousands of dollars.
The lawsuit applied to Uber and Lyft workers, as Lyft agreed to pay $38 million while Uber agreed to $328 million — $290 million.
The court found Uber and Lyft were guilty of misrepresenting fees and deductions between 2014 and 2017.
It also determined new standards for Uber and Lyft’s working conditions.
Read about why Uber parted ways with alcohol delivery company Drizly.
Also, another lawsuit offers one-time payments of $5,090 for qualifying consumers.