eINDIA 2015 – Shailesh Sawlani, General Manager-Mumbai, UBER

  • 22-12-2015 11:19:01
  • e-governance

Uber has a lot in store for the smart cities. Uber is an app and a technological platform that is evolving in the way the world moves. Uber seamlessly connects citizens in 360 cities around the world. It connects regular citizen with a reliable transport option, where there is a mobile app that allows you to leave your car home and functions as your private driver. It started six years ago in 2009 when its co-founders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, sitting in a conference in Paris, wondered why it is so difficult to get a cab in the city or why is there a hassle to move from one point to another. The point to ponder is that we get a ride with just a push of the button. Uber has 66 centres in cities, that too in just two years since we started in Bangalore. All a customer has to do is to push a button, use the mobile app which shows you the nearest car available. You get all the details, from the vehicle number to the tracking it in real time.