An Uber sign is seen in a car in New York June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
ORLANDO, Florida: A Florida city is testing whether it can save millions of dollars in road-building and other public transportation expenses by subsidising the cost of rides with Uber Technologies Inc.
Altamonte Springs, an Orlando suburb, on March 21 will become the nation's first city to pay a portion of the fare for all trips with Uber within its limits, according to Christine Mitchell, Uber's general manager in Central Florida.
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