Uber chooses Madrid to launch its service with Tesla

UberOne is the new service with Elon Musk that will debut on December 22

  Uber has chosen Madrid as the first city in the world to deploy its electric service. With this choice, the clients of the transport service app will be able to walk through Madrid streets uploaded in a Tesla Model S as of December 22.

"UberONE is one more step towards a more sustainable Madrid, Uber wants to contribute to the definitive boost of the electric vehicle and Madrid, with its determined commitment to new transportation alternatives, is the ideal city to launch this pioneering service," says Carlos Lloret, general manager of Uber in Spain.

  With UberOne, users can request one of the electric vehicles of the Elon Musk company in exchange for 1.5 euros per kilometer or 45 cents per minute. The Uber app is available for iOS, Android, Blackberry 7 and Windows Phone.

"UberONE was born as a response to the growing demand of Madrid companies for mobility services that allow them to reduce their ecological footprint," the technology company said in a statement.

This morning, the heads of the North American company in Madrid presented their sustainable mobility plan in the capital together with the representatives of the municipality in Madrid City Council.

During the trips, customers can use a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 device to read the press, check their email or connect to their social networks during their journey. Or listen to music through your Spotify account.

"All UberONE drivers will operate under license and Uber checks that they are registered in the autonomous regime or constituted as a company, their criminal records, the vehicle's technical file and the validity of their commercial insurance," Uber points out.

Palo in the United States

New setback for Uber's future plans and in this case, the United States. The Californian authorities have asked the technologist to urgently remove all their vehicles without a driver from their streets, lacking the necessary permits.

"If Uber had obtained a permit to test autonomous vehicles before today, the launch of the company would have been admissible," says Brian G. Soublet, deputy director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Since this week, Volvo XC90 without an Uber driver has been circulating the streets of San Francisco after the transport company expanded its autonomous driving program.