 The car-hailing service Uber is taking on New York City's taxis, temporarily dropping some of its prices by 20 percent. Show The sale in the nation's largest city — one heavily dependent on taxis — comes following similar temporarily reductions in the past month in several major cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Nashville. Uber says if the reduced fares attract more passengers, it's more likely to keep the prices lower. In Nashville, for instance, Uber says the reduced fares are lower than traditional taxis. A ride from Vanderbilt to Lower Broadway would cost $5 with Uber, while costing about $8 in a traditional taxi. A trip from downtown Nashville to the airport now costs $16 with Uber, compared to about $24 in a traditional taxi. The trade group for taxi cab drivers said that Uber is just lowering prices to knock out the competition and will later increase its fee. Ethan Gerber, executive director of the Greater New York Taxi Association, added that yellow taxis are "the most reliable, most regulated cabs" and that Uber's sale is "more about generating publicity then building a solid product." Founded in 2009, Uber connects cars with passengers through its GPS-enabled smartphone app. Many of its drivers have black Lincoln Town Cars or SUVs and compete with traditional limo or car service companies where passengers make a phone call to arrange a ride. Uber users instead verify their location on a smartphone map, request a car, see how many minutes away it is and then track its progress as it drives to their location. RELATED:Using Uber, Lyft and a taxi in Nashville The San Francisco-based company also offers a cheaper car service called UberX. The run-of-the-mill sedans and minivans lack the luster of the shiny black Town Cars but come at a lower cost. That service is the one now on sale. The discounts range from 20 to 25 percent, depending on the city. The lower fares do not factor in Uber's "surge pricing" — a different rate that is charged when there is great demand for cars. For instance during heavy rain or snowstorms or busy holidays like Halloween or New Year's Eve, Uber might double or triple its rates in some neighborhoods. Besides traditional taxis and car services, Uber competes with other smartphone based car services like Lyft, which launched in Nashville late last year.
This
taxi fare from Nashville International Airport (1 Terminal Dr, Nashville, TN 37214, USA) to Downtown (Downtown, Nashville, TN, USA) was estimated 2 days ago. Average fares by taxi classSTANDARD Approx.
examples: ▽ Fare Breakdown Initial Fee: 4.00 $ Total taxi fare |
Average uber cost from nashville airport to downtown
Related Posts
Copyright © 2024 mempelajari Inc.
