Uber And Lyft Begin Offering Mini Bar Snacks And Drinks To Passengers

Freed from the responsibility of driving, ride-sharing passengers have a lot of time on their hands. A new startup hopes to capitalize on that. Cargo wants to put mini-vending machines capable of dispensing everything from snacks to Advil in ride-sharing cars. The company has received $1.75 million in seed funding and is already operating in three U.S. cities, according to TechCrunch.

Drivers sign up for free, and receive a display case from Cargo that sits on their cars' center consoles. Each display case has a URL and an identification number unique to each car. The actual transaction is done online by punching in the URL and ID, and using a credit card or digital wallet like Apple Pay. Once the transaction is complete, the driver gets a notification on his or her phone, and hands the customer the items.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 7/26/2017 8:59:03 PM

+1 Boost

I'd rather my Uber not smell like McDonald's or Curry or whatever you just ordered. The origin of the food wrapper pile / challenge to keep Uber/Lift etc vehicles clean starts here.

MDarringer - 7/26/2017 10:29:11 PM

+1 Boost

Amen