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09-15-2016, 05:28 AM
Uber's Scheduled Rides launches in Australia, but drivers won't get more pay
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They may have self-driving Ubers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania **w (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/uber-auto**mous-cars-future/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), but in Australia we can at least schedule one with a human in it to take us to the airport at 5 a.m.
On Thursday, the multibillion-dollar ride-hailing company launched its Scheduled Rides service in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. On the app, rides can **w be scheduled up to 30 days in advance.
SEE ALSO: Where you can hail self-driving Uber cars (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/uber-diverless-cars-launched/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Unfortunately, the service isn't available across the extent of those four cities: In Brisbane, you can schedule a ride only in Merthyr, New Farm, Newstead and Teneriffe; in Melbourne, the CBD and inner suburbs; in Perth, the CBD, inner suburbs and Freemantle; and in Sydney, the Eastern Suburbs and Inner West.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/uber-scheduled-rides-australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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They may have self-driving Ubers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania **w (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/uber-auto**mous-cars-future/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), but in Australia we can at least schedule one with a human in it to take us to the airport at 5 a.m.
On Thursday, the multibillion-dollar ride-hailing company launched its Scheduled Rides service in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. On the app, rides can **w be scheduled up to 30 days in advance.
SEE ALSO: Where you can hail self-driving Uber cars (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/uber-diverless-cars-launched/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Unfortunately, the service isn't available across the extent of those four cities: In Brisbane, you can schedule a ride only in Merthyr, New Farm, Newstead and Teneriffe; in Melbourne, the CBD and inner suburbs; in Perth, the CBD, inner suburbs and Freemantle; and in Sydney, the Eastern Suburbs and Inner West.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/uber-scheduled-rides-australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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