Uber is offering $1K to Americans to drive less

'One Less Car' challenge asks Americans to find other ways to travel
Uber will pay participants $1,000 each to not drive for five weeks
Participants will have to log their alternative travel, record experience

Updated: Jun 27, 2024 / 03:31 PM CDT

An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. As Uber pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws and used a “kill switch″ to thwart regulators and law enforcement. Uber also channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy. That’s according to a report released Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Uber is challenging you to leave your car behind for five weeks and, instead, use different types of transportation like walking, cycling, public transit and ride-sharing.

Bonus: The company will pay you for it.

With sky-high inflation and the cost of owning a vehicle at an all-time high, Uber is introducing the “One Less Car” challenge. It will select 175 people in cities across the country and Canada to give up their cars for the month.

Those living in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Miami, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver can apply to participate. For those looking to apply, the application window is from July 22 to Aug. 25.

Participants selected to participate in the trial will be given $1,000 to use on alternative transportation to get around.

Uber has partnered with the Behavioural Insights Team to measure the trial’s results. Participants are expected to document their experience and take notes on their “car-light lifestyle.”

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