This service is similar to its rival Grab’s JustGrab service

Uber Singapore and local taxi company ComfortDelGro (CDG) have officially launched their low-cost ride-hailing service UberFLASH, within Uber’s app. This will allow Singapore users to be matched with the nearest uberX car or CDG taxi.

Uber said that this service will allow users to secure a ride faster and pay between 5 to 10 per cent less than a uberX ride. UberFLASH rides will, however, still be subjected to dynamic pricing when the demand is high. Other charges such as a S$0.20 (US$0.15) extra fee per minute if the driver has to wait for more than 3 minutes will also apply.

UberFLASH will begin operations on January 19.

Currently, Uber Singapore is offering first-time Uber users S$5 (US$3.80) for their first 3 UberFLASH rides and existing users S$3 (US$2.30) off their first 10 UberFLASH rides. The promotion will last between January 19 to February 10.

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Last month, Uber and CDG entered into a strategic partnership to take on their rival Grab: the latter had acquired a 51 per cent stake in Uber Singapore’s wholly-owned car rental subsidiary, Lion City Holdings (LCR), for about S$295 million (US$218 million).

This deal paved the way CDG’s taxi drivers to receive ride requests on the Uber driver app and for LCR to leverage on CDG’s onfleet management and operation

Grab has a service similar to UberFLASH called JustGrab — although, it pools taxis from other companies as well.

Last year, Grab went on taxi driver poaching spree, by offering by offering steep discounts to drivers who rent their daily vehicle via one of its partner companies. Grab said that Comfort drivers who rent from them will receive a S$1,688 (US$1,255) monthly discount upon completing 20 trips per week.

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