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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/uber-delivering-ice-cream-singaporeans-053943972.html Uber is delivering ice-cream to Singaporeans again, and guess how they’re doing it? [Jul 21 2015] [image / Uber http://media.zenfs.com/en-SG/homerun/newsroom.news.yahoo.com.sg/3d9db0b2ebc2607c5c531518dbeec9b0 Uber is re-launching its annual ice-cream on-demand service in Singapore but with an added drone medium of transportation ] Uber will be reviving its popular on-demand service for ice cream on Friday (Jul 24) but with an added form of transportation: drones. The flying gizmos will be part of the one-day-only affair, which is also expected to have runner and car transportation mediums. In a blog post Wednesday (Jul 22), the on-demand private car app said that the service would be made available from 11am to 5pm. Uber users can open the app, set the location they want the ice cream to be delivered to and choose the “Ice Cream” option in the types of transportation services provided in-app. Once connected, users can then order and the ice cream “will be delivered curbside within minutes”, the blog post said. If the order is within the Central Business District, runners will be dispatched with backpacks carrying the ice cream orders. In other areas, electric cars and UberX cars will be used. [An e-drone] will be dispatched for certain orders. Orders will be set at a minimum of four servings of ice cream for $15. No cash will be required as all payments will be made via the app, similar to how transportation fares for Uber-booked vehicles are paid by customers. This year, the annual ice-cream affair is being rolled out to some 254 cities in 58 countries. The jump in cities is from only 33 cities being part of the programme in 2013. The ice-cream service launched in Singapore two years ago. The country was the first in Asia to have the on-demand service. First-time participants from Asia joining this year include Jakarta and Bali. [© yahoo.com] http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-an-UberX-Uber-Black-and-Uber-Taxi What is the difference between an UberX, Uber Black and Uber Taxi? David S. Rose ... UberX are licensed, car service FHVs (the lower end of the FHV market). If you booked a "regular" Uber car and one of these showed up, you'd be disappointed, and might leave some carping feedback. But by setting up a significant price differential, they can now expand the fleet (and car availability), with full disclosure that you might get a non-luxury car, but at least it will be much cheaper ... For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/OT-Uber-EVs-are-e-delivering-ice-cream-on-demand-to-Singaporeans-tp4676953.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
