App-cab survey: Kolkata tops list of delivery trips

KOLKATA: In a survey conducted among 25 cities, Kolkata has emerged as the one with the highest number of trips in the Uber Connect category while Bengaluru logged the highest number of trips to hospitals or pharmacies under Uber Essential.
Uber operated three categories — Uber Last Mile Delivery, Uber Essential and Uber Connect — and completed 1,00,000 orders in the last-mile delivery and 45,000 trips in the essential category. Ola also completed 2,00,000 essential medical trips across 25 cities during the lockdown.
Uber Connect helps with delivery of books, clothes, office equipment and food. Uber Essential helps facilitate travel to hospitals, pharmacies and clinics. Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru had the highest volume of orders in the Uber last-mile connectivity category, which delivers grocery and essentials in collaboration with e-commerce and retail chains.
“Beyond helping riders, these three services helped create earning opportunities for our driver-partners... We knew the lockdown impacted our drivers’ livelihoods the most and did not charge commission for the services, enabling them to keep 100% of the billed amounts,” said an Uber spokesperson.