Uber Connect saw 3X demand in May, driven by grocery and drug deliveries

The two-wheeler delivery service, which was launched in May last year during the nationwide lockdown, is now available across 26 cities

Demand for Uber Connect, the ride hailing app's courier service, tripled in the month of May 2021, with many people using the service to transport essentials like grocery, non-prescription medication, medical devices, and care packages to family and loved ones.

"Uber Connect, which was used for point to point package delivery between friends and families and  last mile delivery, as you look at the pandemic wave two, we saw Uber Connect as a service that continues to scale in a significant manner. For example, in the month of May, the demand for Uber Connect service grew 3x...mobility use cases were