Uber had last month tied up with Flipkart, BigBasket and Spencer’s Retail to deliver essential goods and groceries; and Medlife to deliver medicines in select cities.
Online cab services such as Uber and Ola are likely to face demand slowdown once the government relaxes guidelines for such services to operate in permissible zones. “Shared mobility services like cabs may get pushed out for six-nine months post-Covid as consumers will be hesitant to book rides. The number of trips may get curtailed,” Yugal Joshi, Vice President at Texas-based consultancy Everest Group had told Financial Express Online.
