Uber rebrands its courier service and expands on-demand automotive seats to 4 extra cities

Uber is rebranding its native supply service, previously Uber Connect, in time for the vacations. Launched in 2020, it now has a reputation that higher clarifies its objective: Uber Courier.

The service launched with assist for sending and receiving gadgets to and from native addresses. Since then, it’s expanded to incorporate pickups of pre-purchased gadgets from native shops. So, if site visitors is a nightmare, you’re on a good schedule and you may spare an additional expense, faucet the Courier button within the Uber app and have an Uber supply particular person head to, for instance, the Finest Purchase pickup counter to seize one thing you ordered on-line and produce it to you (or take it to another person).

Uber Courier may pick up and deliver your packages to the put up workplace. Which may be price the fee to keep away from the existential dread of standing in a protracted line of impatient folks underneath fluorescent lighting, ready for burned-out and underpaid authorities staff to weigh your package deal and ring you up.

These touring with little ones have extra choices for Uber rides this vacation season. The rideshare firm is increasing its Uber Car Seat service, which already lined New York Metropolis, Los Angeles and Orlando. Beginning right now, you can too use it in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Miami and San Francisco. While you reserve an Uber Automotive Seat upfront, your driver will come outfitted with a Nuna Rava convertible automotive seat on your child or toddler.

Uber is operating a promotion for Uber Automotive Seat till January 2. The code FESTIVESEAT10 enables you to save “as much as $20” on two Automotive Seat rides.

The corporate can also be rolling out providers that dive into the deep finish of vacation traditions. These embrace the supply of Christmas bushes or Hanukkah bushes, on-demand carolers outfitted with booze and… Macaulay Culkin (naturally).