Uber to allow users to book rides via WhatsApp in India


FILE PHOTO An employee works inside the office of U.S. online cab-hailing company Uber on the outskirts of New Delhi India April 24 2015. REUTERSAnindito MukherjeeFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: An employee works inside the office of U.S. online cab-hailing company Uber, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, April 24, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo

BENGALURU (Reuters) - U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Ltd said on Thursday it would roll out a feature that will allow users in India to book rides via messaging service WhatsApp.

The move could help Uber tap into the more than 500 million user base of Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp in India.

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