San Francisco, United States.
The transport company Uber announced on Wednesday that it will allocate $ 250 million to attract incentives new drivers given the current deficit in the US, where activity is already recovering after the pandemic.
“We have a incentive of 250 million for drivers to increase their earnings, which are already particularly high, ”the San Francisco, California, US-based company said in a statement.
Passenger transportation (Uber’s main source of income along with home food delivery) plummeted around the world in March last year after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions on mobility, putting pressure on Uber’s bills for this activity. came to stand.
Travel question
However, in recent months and especially as the percentage of vaccinated people in the US.., demand for travel is recovering, but much of the old Uber drivers still won’t return to work, which has resulted in a lack of supply and an increase in prices.
With regard to pre-pandemic, Uber and its main competitor in the US, Lyft, have 40% fewer drivers, either because they have changed jobs, waiting to be vaccinated to return to driving or rather continue to collect unemployment benefits.
“There are more passengers asking for rides than drivers willing to offer them, making this an ideal time to become a driver,” said Dennis Cinelli, vice president for mobility in the US and Canada.
The $ 250 million will aim to increase the remuneration of both new and existing drivers, although the company warned that this situation will be temporary and that revenues are expected to return to precovid levels in the future.