Uber - Request a ride
About Uber - Request a ride
Uber skips street-hailing and telephone dispatchers, stripping away meter uncertainty before you ever open a car door. Entering a destination shows your total price and calculated arrival time before booking, which keeps short errands and long city trips predictable.
Vehicle options vary by location and headcount. Standard options like UberX and group-oriented UberXL handle basic commutes, while Comfort, Black, and Premier provide newer vehicles, extra legroom, or professional drivers. The platform also integrates local taxis, electric vehicles, scooters, hourly hires, and large-capacity charter buses seating up to 55 passengers. If you prefer to drive, hourly car borrowing and home-delivered rental vehicles are available in select cities.
Beyond passenger travel, the app handles parcel routing and food orders. Uber Connect moves local packages same-day, while food, grocery, and pharmacy orders route through Uber Eats within the same service ecosystem. In-app safety tools include VoIP calling between drivers and riders without exposing phone numbers.
It is not a complete replacement for every transit need. Smaller towns may have zero driver availability, and specialized options like child seats or car rentals remain restricted to specific metro areas. The app also requests heavy permissions, including precise GPS location, contacts, camera, and microphone access.
- Vehicle varietyBook anything from standard UberX cars and electric vehicles to 6-seat UberXL vans and luxury Black sedans.
- Upfront estimatesSee your total fare and expected arrival time before confirming a booking.
- Flexible deliverySend same-day packages across town or order groceries and meals directly through integrated services.
- Advance reservationsSchedule upcoming trips ahead of time to secure rides for early airport runs or planned events.
- Child seatsRequest vehicles equipped with a forward-facing child seat for young passengers in supported markets.
Permissions
- Identity
- find accounts on the device
- Identity
- add or remove accounts
- Contacts
- find accounts on the device
- Contacts
- read your contacts
- Location
- approximate location (network-based)
- Location
- precise location (GPS and network-based)
- Phone
- directly call phone numbers
- Phone
- read phone status and identity
- Photos/Media/Files
- read the contents of your USB storage
- Photos/Media/Files
- modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
- Storage
- read the contents of your USB storage
- Storage
- modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
- Camera
- take pictures and videos
- Microphone
- record audio
- Wi-Fi connection information
- view Wi-Fi connections
- Device ID & call information
- read phone status and identity
- Other
- view network connections
- Other
- pair with Bluetooth devices
- Other
- access Bluetooth settings
- Other
- change network connectivity
- Other
- full network access
- Other
- change your audio settings
- Other
- run at startup
- Other
- draw over other apps
- Other
- use accounts on the device
- Other
- control vibration
- Other
- prevent device from sleeping
- Other
- read Google service configuration
What's new
We update the Uber app as often as possible to help make it faster and more reliable for you. This version includes several bug fixes and performance improvements.<br><br>Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us to improve the Uber app.<br>Have a question? Tap Help in the Uber app or visit help.uber.com.
Common questions
Can I split the fare with friends on Uber?
Yes. The app includes a Split Fare feature that lets you divide the total trip cost evenly with other riders during the trip. You can also use Group Rides or UberX Share to travel together.
Can I rent a car through the Uber app?
Yes. Uber offers Uber Carshare for hourly or daily vehicle borrowing, as well as rental car bookings with home delivery via Valet in select cities.
What is Uber One?
Uber One is a subscription program offering zero dollar delivery fees, up to 10 percent off eligible delivery orders, and 6 percent Uber Cash back on eligible rides.
Does Uber work for large groups?
For groups up to six, you can select UberXL. For much larger groups, Uber Charter allows booking limo buses and coach buses seating 14 to 55 passengers.
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