Valued at more than 60.000 million euros, no one has the slightest hint of doubt about who is in charge of the world of mobility 2.0. Uber is a step above the rest thanks to an aggressive expansion policy, the loyalty of its users and the user experience it has been offering since its launch. It is time to analyze the king.
Uber rules here
After a recent makeover to the app, Uber is now easier and faster to use than ever. Requesting a trip is a matter of a few seconds, since they have invested a lot of time in making the process as quick and logical as possible so as not to waste more time than is inevitable.
Of course, all the advantages that have always characterized Uber are maintained, such as the division into three types of profiles (personal, family and business), the possibility of sharing rates with our friends on the same trips or the variety of services included options as varied as electric cars, large vehicles, luxury sedans, food delivery service or even the possibility of sending and receiving parcels.
In addition to all this, it cannot be ignored that being the undisputed leader of the segment, it is also the company that has the most cars and therefore the one that will make us wait the least to take a trip in most cases. Of course, watch out for the famous pricing arises if we are going to use the service at peak times or at events.
Uber in Spain
The situation of Uber in Spain now could be said to be moderately good and optimistic. After a promising start, from the world of the Taxi all the meat was put on the grill to try block Uber by all possible legal channels, finally getting the company to stop operating.
After a while of absence, Uber returned to Madrid a little over a year ago with the model used by Cabify, that is, drivers with a VTC license, which is perfectly legal. Sometimes a larger number of cars is missing, but the license limits the possibilities quite a lot and that obviously had to be noted. Even so, as a general rule, waits for a car are short and reasonable.
The plans of the company led by Travis Kalanick go through landing in more cities in Spain, the next two great candidates being Valencia and Barcelona.
Testing Uber
If you have never used Uber and it is available in your current city, you can download the app and get a gift trip (It varies in quantity according to the season). Alternatively you can do a free no credit registration if you wish in this link.
Our assessment
I am hoping that Uber can now be used in a generalized way throughout Spain, I have traveled through South America and it is a joy to use it there and save good money by avoiding taxis or other even more expensive private transport. Undoubtedly I think it is better than Cabify but what has been said, let it proceed as required throughout Spain.