Uber to Start Shipping Car Disinfectants to Drivers

Uber Technologies Inc will begin shipping disinfecting car spray to selected drivers in areas most affected by the (Chinese Communist Party) CCP virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, outbreak, an executive said on April 2.

The company had promised to supply drivers with sanitizers in early March. Then it closed all of its local hubs, places where drivers can go to receive in-person help or use the bathroom, leaving drivers in the dark over where to receive supplies.

Uber senior vice president of global rides and platform operations, Andrew Macdonald, said on Twitter that the company had received an initial batch of 30,000 bottles of cleaning spray by Atlanta-based company Zep Inc.

He said select drivers could place an order in the app and receive shipment free of charge.

“As a start, were prioritizing the most active drivers in a few cities, incl. NYC,” Macdonald wrote on Twitter, adding that the company was working on securing more supplies.

Previously, Uber said suppliers had prioritized orders for healthcare, with its own orders being moved down the queue several times.

Lyft Inc last week said it had distributed many supplies to drivers while its hubs were still open and was working a way to distribute them now, but declined to prRead More – Source