With the Uber app in Denver, you can reserve an electric bike, order food delivery, buy a bus ticket, get a ride; and now drivers have access to rideshare vehicles.
Uber announced it's expanding its partnership with car-sharing service Getaround to Denver, after launching the program in San Francisco in 2017. The partnership launched on Monday.
Using the Uber app, drivers will be able to rent Getaround vehicles to drive for Uber, earning money without owning a car.
For drivers, Getaround has made the first day completely free, up to 12 consecutive hours. After that, it costs just $5 per hour.
This is the first major partnership Getaround has landed in Colorado since expanding to Denver in February. At that time, the five-person Getaround Denver team was working out of the WeWork Triangle space.
For non-Uber drivers, Getaround allows users to instantly rent and drive cars owned by people in their neighborhood. The company hopes to reach a point in the next year where there will always be a vehicle available within a block or two of any customer.
In August, Getaround raised a $300 million Series D round led by Softbank. The company is now operating in 90 cities across the U.S.
This move continues Uber's expansion of offerings in Denver. In late January, the company partnered with the Regional Transportation District, bringing the state's public transportation onto the ride-sharing giant’s platform.
