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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Drivers asked to go without a car in Uber experiment

The trial aims to challenge the idea that Australians need to own a car for everyday transport. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Fifty Australian drivers will be challenged to give up their cars for a month and replace driving with ride-share trips, rental cars, e-bikes and scooter rides as part of a social experiment.

Uber unveiled its One Less Car trial on Wednesday, revealing it would work with behavioural researchers as well as micro-mobility firms Lug + Carrie and Lime to test whether it was possible and cheaper to replace car ownership with services.

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