Uber’s new XXL rides could have additional room in your big-ass suitcase

Uber is rolling out some new options for the vacation journey season. On Wednesday, it introduced a brand new, super-duper-sized choice with additional trunk house for airport journey. As well as, there might be a 3rd shuttle route for NYC vacationers.

UberXXL is the corporate’s new extra-spacious rideshare choice. These airport-only rides supply extra trunk house and loads of “snug” seating room “for you and your group.” Uber says pricing for the brand new jumbo-sized service will fall someplace between UberXL and Uber Black. Upfront pricing might be out there within the app.

The service is launching at 40 airports within the US and Canada, together with New York’s Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark. Different collaborating UberXXL airports embrace (amongst others) LAX, SFO, Reagan Nationwide, O’Hare, DFW, Miami and Atlanta. Will probably be out there at over 60 airports globally.

Vacation vacationers can even have new methods to save lots of a couple of dollars on their journeys this yr. UberX Share is launching at eight US airports and two worldwide ones. The service enables you to guide a visit with “only one different airport traveler” to save lots of as much as 25 p.c in comparison with UberX fares. The corporate says the cheaper charges will apply even should you aren’t matched with a random stranger.

UberX Share for flights will launch at Austin, Denver, Newark, Dulles, Miami, New Orleans and Phoenix airports.

Uber Reserve, the corporate’s schedule-ahead function, is including Flight Seize, which helps you to enter your flight information and schedule your journey round it. The app will suggest one of the best time to go away and ask if you wish to alter your drop-off in case your flight is delayed. As well as, Uber Reserve will now provide the choice of including a number of stops when establishing your journey.

After launching in New York City last month, Uber Shuttle has added an additional cease to and from LaGuardia. The $18 shuttle service, which helps you to avoid wasting cash on its preset routes, will now embrace a 3rd cease on the World Commerce Heart website at 198 Fulton St. It joins the earlier two shuttle pickup and drop-off factors: Midtown Manhattan (with stops at Port Authority Terminal and Grand Central) and Penn Station.

Lastly, the Uber app for iPhone has added a widget that might shave a couple of seconds off the time it takes to schedule a pickup. Beginning right this moment, the iOS app has a brand new Dwelling Display widget that allows you to request a journey “in as little as two faucets.” You’ll be able to test the App Retailer for the replace right this moment. The corporate added a ride-tracking Live Activities feature final yr.