Uber is selling bus and train tickets now The company will offer public transit routes and tickets in its app–even though it probably won’t make much money off of them. Here’s why.

Every few years, a Silicon Valley gig-economy company announces a “disruptive” innovation that looks a whole lot like a bus. Uber rolled out Smart Routes a decade ago, followed a short time ...

A new service, Uber Shuttle, allows users to reserve up to five seats in advance on buses operating in high-traffic areas like airports, concerts, and sports events. REUTERS ...

Uber’s public transit partnerships vary by place. But with most of the agreements, cities tap the company’s network of drivers to provide rides in areas that do not have reliable bus routes.

Uber won’t like this comparison, but honestly, just think of it as a bus stop. When a rider selects Pool Express, the app groups them with nearby riders who are all going to destinations that ...

In addition to the festive party buses, Uber will also be looking to continue to spread the holiday cheer through a number of initiatives, including a Dr. Seuss inspired Christmas kit, reindeer ...

Uber hasn’t announced plans to expand Uber Bus to other cities and is focusing instead on refining its product in Cairo and Monterrey, said Eoin O’Mahony, a senior data science manager at Uber.

Uber wants to run city bus systems. And, as the UK’s bus coverage hits a 28-year-low, unless government and local authorities invest more in public transport, we may well have to give the taxi ...

Uber Bus, according to Uber Manager of Matching Science Eoin O’Mahony, could potentially “unlock a new global business for Uber, serving the $100B, 100 billion annual rides ultra-low-cost ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Uber’s new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who’s taken a bus on Jun 3, 2025.