The app-based taxi company Uber is making huge inroads into the Guadalajara market, despite the efforts by established yellow cab drivers to thwart their progress.
Uber currently has 33,000 drivers active in the metropolitan area. Last year, 650,000 people had downloaded the Uber app; in 2017 the figure has mushroomed to 1.4 million.
Much of this has to do with the addition of new services, such as UberX, Uber Pool and UberBlack, according to Uber Communications Director Carlos Olivos.
Uber’s response time has decreased from 6.1 minutes three years ago to 2.8 minutes today, he noted.