Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India has met the top Uber officials for discussing the future of mass mobility in India, the US-based ride aggregator has announced. As per the official press release, the Head of the Aviation Programs at Uber, Eric Allison and Nikhil Goel the Head of product at the aviation unit of the company has met Narendra Modi on Friday for discussing upon the multi-model platform the contributes the economy for helping to reduce the congestion and pollution.
The venue for the meeting was New Delhi on the sidelines of the ongoing Global Mobility Summit, MOVE, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on Friday, and is also organized by the NITI Aayog for showcasing the innovation and building the platform for shaping the future of mobility.
During the meeting, Allison briefed PM about the potential of Uber Elevate and showcased the eciting future that Uber can bring to the region and to the world, said the press release.
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During the MOVE summit, Allison stressed strong foundation for the next generation of innovations those include eVTOLs, autonomous vehicles and carpooling. He even expressed the satisfaction about the meeting and also said our PM to be ‘one of the most visionary leaders in the world today’.
According to him, “The Global Mobility Summit is a great initiative that is recognizing the benefits of shared mobility and looking at ways to re-imagine urban mobility in conversation with industry leaders. Uber is committed to partner the govt in this mission to Move India forward”.
Uber has been increasingly bullish on India in recent years even as it floundered in China and Southeast Asia. The company’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, earlier this year described India as one of Uber’s “core markets”, and said that the company “will be more focused on organic growth” in the country going forward.
Uber Elevate has shortlisted various cities from India for the Air Taxi services, and the company has also come up with the aerial map that showcases the impact of Uber’s aerial taxi service in potentially cutting down travel time in Mumbai by as much as 90 percent.
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