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January 10, 2017

Access to more fares using uberX

Kate
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Ever wondered whether you may be missing out on uberX surge? You will soon have the option to receive uberX trips and fares. We provide you with a new vehicle on your account, which will give access to uberX fares to maximize earnings.

Don’t worry – you choose when to receive uberX fares. Adding uberX just unlocks more trips and surge, which means more money in your pocket. Find out the benefits and how to take advantage below.

Get in on the earnings!

Riders find uberX trips across the city, and you can too. In fact, average earnings per hour were higher for uberX than UberBLACK in the fall of 2016*!

Total Trips*

How to Get Started?

You will soon see a new vehicle on your account with license plate ending in “P2P”. This vehicle will let you receive uberX requests, while also allowing you to see uberX fares and surge. Your other vehicles will continue to dispatch you on the fares they do today with no uberX requests. See how to find your “P2P” vehicle below.

  1. When logged in, click to change your vehicle
  2. Select the vehicle with license plate ending in “P2P”
  3. Take advantage of uberX fares!
    • Note: Not accepting uberX trips while on your “P2P” vehicle will impact your account acceptance rate

Ready to Take Advantage of the Fares?

Riders await! Keep an eye out for more information on uberX fares. We look forward to having you take advantage of these new earnings.

*NOTE, BLOG POST HAS BEEN UPDATED AS OF 1/10/2017. DATA IS BASED ON COMPLETED TRIPS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2016.
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