Uber picks up Autocab to push into places its own app doesn't go

Uber has bought UK based Autocab, which sells SaaS to the taxi and private hire vehicle industry, with the aim of expanding the utility of its own platform by linking users who open its app in places where it doesn't offer trips to local providers who do. No acquisition price has been disclosed and Uber declined to comment on the terms of the deal. Uber's spokeswoman said it plans to support Autocab's expansion of SaaS and iGo internationally -- suggesting the tech giant hopes to be able to integrate the marketplace across its own global footprint in order to be able to offer users a less patchy service.

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