Just the other day, I turned my car keys to rev the engine but to my dismay, it spluttered faintly to life for a second before sighing its last breath, and then all was silence. The battery was dead due to bouts of relentless snow the entire night.<\/p>\n
Since I couldn\u2019t afford to run late to my early-morning meeting, I decided to deal with the engine after work, whipped out my phone and called in an Uber.<\/p>\n
Gone are the days when people hesitated traveling by taxi due to their higher fares and an extended waiting times. Not to mention, a lot of the time, the cars were in a dilapidated state and the air-conditioning failed to budge in the scorching afternoons, making the journey almost excruciating.<\/p>\n
Thanks to the advent of transportation mobile applications, such as Uber, roaming around the city has never been easier. Not to mention, you get to travel in the most luxurious style in pocket-friendly fares, accompanied by professional yet courteous captains.<\/p>\n
Uber was the brainchild of Garrett Camp in 2009. Garrett also happens to be the co-founder of Stumble upon. The idea popped into the mind of the founder when he, along with his friends, was hiring a private car and the cost seemed to fall on the higher end of the spectrum.<\/p>\n
Uber was officially launched in San Francisco in 2011, and after that, the company gradually expanded its operations to different parts of the globe. Today, Uber operates in more than 633 cities worldwide.<\/p>\n
The history and the way the brand has evolved seems pretty impressive, but it is indeed backed by a host of masterminds, who are most diligent in predicting the highest demands in terms of users as well as drivers. The successful implementation of this model led Uber to what it has become today.<\/p>\n
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