June 17, 2016: Uber shall be available in 50 cities in India by the end of the current year and is looking to partner with local companies to expand its business.
Uber currently has operations in 27 cities in India and "we will try to be 50 cities by the end of year. Our goal is to reach everybody and we have to this in stages," said Eric Alexander, head of business, Uber Asia.He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event where Uber announced partnership with Tata companies.
Replying to a query, Alexander said the incentives offered to driver partners was not hurting their business in India. Uber, through its technology, is enabling drivers to be more efficient and make more trips per hour to make more money. "At the end of the day we have make our driver partners make money," he said.He, however, said the company was trying to make the business stand on its own.
"When you start the business in any city, you have to invest heavily but overtime you tune it. Our goal is to make business stand alone," he said.
Uber, which recently announced partnership with Paytm, State Bank of India (SBI) and Indian Army welfare body, is looking at partnerships with more local companies to give flexibility and options to driver partners and consumers.