Uber launches 7-seater

Using a mobile app that connects riders and drivers, Uber is aiming at large groups and families with its new 7-seater services using cars like Toyota Alphards and Estimas. Base fare for the new offerings starts at MOP25, with a minimum fare of MOP50. Per minute additions are MOP2.7 with a per kilometer charge of MOP6. The two other ranges on offer are uberX and UberBLACK, with base fares of MOP14 and MOP16, respectively, and a minimum MOP20 and MOP25, respectively. Per minute charges are MOP1.4 and MOP1.8 for X and BLACK ranges, with per kilometer charges of MOP3.5 and MOP6, respectively.
The new 7-seater service joins the two other existing options on the platform: uberX, the platform’s lower cost option, and the premium UberBLACK, which features luxury vehicles.
Trasy Lou Walsh, General Manager of Uber Macau, said the launching of the new service is in response to riders’ feedback, particularly those with families, to having an additional option for when they are travelling in a large group.
According to the service provider, currently the average waiting time for rides in town is under 5 minutes. Besides being in demand by locals, visitors from over 52 countries have already taken a ride with Uber in Macau.