• Home
  • News
  • Fortune 500
  • Tech
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Lifestyle
  • Rankings
  • Multimedia
TechPointCloud

Uber Has a New Way for Businesses to Schedule Rides for Clients

By
Rachel King
Rachel King
By
Rachel King
Rachel King
April 18, 2017, 11:00 AM ET

Uber is expanding its portfolio with a more streamlined route for companies to schedule on-demand rides for clients, guests, and customers.

The ride-hailing company’s business platform, Uber for Business, is expanding with the debut of Uber Central. Pitched toward companies of all sizes ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 customers, Uber Central is essentially an online hub for digital billing, reporting, and management in one place.

Management has a few different meanings here. For instance, Uber says businesses could use the platform to track and replace old shuttles. Corporate users can also use Uber Central to arrange and pay for door-to-door service on behalf of their clients.

Uber provides a few examples that could seemingly further compete with private black car services as well as airport shuttles, such as hotel concierges requesting rides for guests on their behalf to the airport or other destinations. Passengers, however, don’t need to have an Uber account—or even a smartphone—to take advantage of these perks.

Get Data Sheet, Fortune’s technology newsletter.

Uber for Business—which first debuted in 2014—had 50,000 businesses signed up within the first year. As of this week, Uber says it now has approximately 65,000 businesses enrolled. (That does not include, however, businesses or individual users who might be using the standard consumer-facing app for work-related trips.)

After already going through a pilot program with a few select businesses, Uber Central is open for enrollment now.

About the Author
By Rachel King
See full bioRight Arrow Button Icon
Rankings
  • 100 Best Companies
  • Fortune 500
  • Global 500
  • Fortune 500 Europe
  • Most Powerful Women
  • Future 50
  • World’s Most Admired Companies
  • See All Rankings
Sections
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Success
  • Tech
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Environment
  • Fortune Crypto
  • Health
  • Retail
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Newsletters
  • Magazine
  • Features
  • Commentary
  • Mpw
  • CEO Initiative
  • Conferences
  • Personal Finance
  • Education
Customer Support
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Customer Service Portal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms Of Use
  • Single Issues For Purchase
  • International Print
Commercial Services
  • Advertising
  • Fortune Brand Studio
  • Fortune Analytics
  • Fortune Conferences
  • Business Development
About Us
  • About Us
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Press Center
  • Work At Fortune
  • Diversity And Inclusion
  • Terms And Conditions
  • Site Map

© 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information
FORTUNE is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, registered in the U.S. and other countries. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.