Hire a Helper for Household Chores – Try Uber Tasks Now!
Uber has recently been testing various new features, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI). In August, the ride-hailing platform introduced an AI chatbot for Uber Eats, which offers users recommendations. Additionally, Uber is said to be planning to introduce a new section for promotions and enable SNAP recipients to use their waivers to purchase groceries. These features are intended to improve the user experience in the face of competition from rivals like DoorDash. Now, Uber is preparing to venture into a different realm by enabling users to hire personal assistants. Here is everything we currently know about this development.
Uber tasks
According to a Bloomberg report, Uber plans to test a new service that will allow users to hire helpers for various household tasks in order to grow their business beyond just food delivery and ride-hailing services. Called “Uber Tasks,” this mini-pilot program allows drivers and delivery staff to take on “small home projects” like assembling furniture, mowing the lawn and more from customers. This service is said to be optional and drivers can choose to opt in or out.
Other household chores can include snow removal, packing and unpacking, lawn care, holiday decorating, and more.
An Uber spokesperson told Bloomberg: “This small pilot is the latest way for drivers and couriers to put their skills to work and earn on their own schedule. We’re always thinking about how we can give people more ways to earn with Uber.”
The Uber Tasks pilot program will start in Fort Myers, Florida and Edmonton, Alberta in the coming weeks, the company has announced. The move aims to boost profits after the company reported its slowest revenue growth in 10 quarters, despite an 11 percent increase in sales compared to the last quarter. Uber revealed these results in its third quarter report last week.
If successful, this new service from Uber could compete with TaskRabbit, which matches freelance labor to local demand and performs tasks such as cleaning, moving, furniture assembly, laundry and more.
