Affiliate program for third-party app developers to integrate Uber and allow users to book directly from their app. E.g. Yelp would have a “Get Uber” button to take the user to a restaurant they are looking at.
Flat fee service e.g. unlimited trips within a city (San Francisco) on Friday evening for $50.
Social feature that allows users to buy/pay for someone else’s ride e.g. when inviting friends to your party.
In-app video ads, that subsidize cost of a ride for the duration of the ride that the rider watches ads.
Pre-booking service for longer rides, taking the risk and uncertainty out of odd hours travel.
An exclusive women driver service, specially in cities that are not considered very safe for women, like Delhi.
Longer term cab rental service for e.g. at vacation destination where tourists usually book multi-day chauffeured cabs.
High speed wi-fi hotspots, could be super useful for riders to stay productive on longer commutes e.g. on pooled services for ~ hour long commutes to and from work.
Discounted rates on Uber for drivers when they travel.
Exclusive partnerships with regional gas companies to get discounted rate for drivers.
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Why wait for Mr. Travis, nice features Mr. Sanket Firodiya can build that app too ;).