Ride hailing app Uber has launched a feature for its riders that allows them to schedule a ride for as little as 15 minutes to a month.

The feature, Schedule a Ride, has been launched in about 20 cities across India for business travelers who use Uber rides for important meetings, appointments, trips to airports and stations, among others, Uber said in a statement.

Currently, scheduled rides is only available on uberGO and uberX.

Amit Jain, President, Uber India, said, “Uber's objective to offer accessible and reliable rides goes a notch further with the introduction of 'Schedule a Ride' feature. Riders can use this feature to book a ride from 15 mins to 30 days in advance. For our driver-partners, it minimises idle time and for riders it is an additional comfort of knowing your Uber will be there when it's time to head out.”

Uber for Business (U4B), our ride management platform built for companies big and small, gives employees safe, reliable, and easy to expense rides globally. With the launch of ‘schedule a ride’ our Uber for Business customers now have the choice to plan every aspect of their business travel well in advance.

How it works:

Select your preferred vehicle view (scheduled rides is currently available on uberGO and uberX only) and tap “Schedule a Ride.”

Set your pickup date, time, location, and destination.

Confirm the details of your upcoming trip and tap “Schedule uberX” or “Schedule uberGO”. You can cancel at anytime before your ride is on the way.

Uber will send you reminders both 24 hours and 30 minutes in advance of your pickup. You’ll be notified after your ride is on the way, as well as whether dynamic pricing applies.

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