As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Uber will now offer its extensive New York City userbase the option to hail rides from yellow cabs through its app beginning in the spring. A yellow taxi will cost around the same amount as an UberX trip, or the standard individual ride that the company offers.
Yellow cab drivers will be able to evaluate incoming ride requests before choosing to accept or reject them, which will allow taxi drivers to see their potential earnings before undertaking a trip. The decision to integrate NYC’s fleet of around 14,000 taxis into its app arrives on the heels of a unique partnership between Uber and technology companies Creative Mobile Technologies and Curb. The trio of firms will of course receive a portion of the fares.
