Uber takes on Amazon’s drones with bike riders and footmen

Uber is not happy simply “shipping” people from place to place with its transportation services. As it turns out, the company may also be interested in shipping goods as well. Before taking on larger projects, Uber is deploying an interesting UberRUSH service that will offer same-day deliveries of certain goods in Manhattan, using bike riders and foot messengers. “RUSH is an experiment that we’re rolling out from the Uber Garage – our workshop of sorts where we tinker with new ideas for urban logistics,” the company wrote on its blog. The island is divided in five zones, with same-zone delivery costing a flat $15. Each zone crossed during delivery adds $5 to the final bill, while more complex trips may

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