Simplified tutorial on how to schedule an Uber ride

The app's new feature allows passengers to schedule trips up to 30 days in advance.

Recently, it has become possible to schedule a ride on Uber. The resource known as Uber Reserve guarantees the passenger a trip on the day and time scheduled, with a delay of just 5 minutes, both for the passenger and the driver.

Without delays and without forgetting appointments, the proposal is very advantageous when we think about those passengers who need to be in a certain place at a previously established time.

Through the resource, it is still possible to check in advance the distance, race value, type of car and even the duration of the trip. See below how the feature works in practice.

First of all, get to know Uber

It is almost impossible for a person who has never heard of Uber. The app-based private transport company was created by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp after they struggled to find a vehicle to get to an appointment on time.

In 2009 in the city of San Francisco, the dynamic duo created the UberCab app, an application aimed at hiring a car with a driver.

The proposal was very similar to what we have today, drivers and passengers used different apps, and the demand was passed on to the driver to accept. The difference is that the service was not so accessible, being adopted by businessmen who wanted to hire luxury cars.

In 2010, due to a lawsuit received, the company was forced to change its name, changing its name to Uber. Already in 2011, the multinational began to grow with millionaire injections, which included the participation of billionaire Jeff Bezos.

But it was only in 2012 that the UberX, which allowed individuals to become service providers with private cars. So, a year later, the category became popular among users.

In 2014, Uber arrives on Brazilian soil, more precisely in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. Currently, the company is present in virtually all Brazilian regions. By the way, it wasn't that long ago that Uber reached 30 million users in Brazil alone.

Step by step on how to schedule rides on Uber

As we have seen, Uber Reserve is a fairly new feature, although it has already proven to be quite efficient, fulfilling its purpose of scheduling rides.

If you want to make use of the resource, know that the first step to schedule an Uber ride is to have a active registration on the platform. To do so, download the app from your smartphone's app store and open it. Then, on the platform's homepage, click on 'Where To' to define the origin and destination.

Once this is done, click on 'Now'. This option concerns the time you want the trip. To change it, just click on it and schedule the trip, choosing the day and time of departure.

Also remembering that you can choose the type of car – Urbex, Comfort and Premium – in addition to viewing the total price of the trip. Then click on 'Ready', and your trip will be duly scheduled.

On the defined date and time, the app's system itself will send it to the origin an Uber driver, starting your run. It is worth noting that the application allows scheduling up to 30 days in advance of the event.

What are the benefits of scheduling a trip?

This is a great alternative for those who have a very important appointment already set and don't want to be late. After all, there are moments in life that cannot wait, requiring us to plan in advance.

For those who often forget their appointments, this is also a good option. This is because, except in cases of cancellation, the app will comply with the agreement and call a driver when the time you set arrives.

So, if you have a doctor's appointment, a date or even a meeting scheduled, just set the race in advance.

But how to cancel the appointment?

If you've dropped out of the race or if your appointment has been canceled and you need to cancel your appointment, no problem, the process is as easy as booking.

In this way, it is necessary that already on the application's home screen you access the 'Activity' option. Soon after, the system will present the history of your actions within the app, including previous races and what interests us: the appointments made.

If you are exempt from paying any cancellation fee, then just click on 'cancel booking'. That's it, trip canceled successfully!

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