Beat left Peru: what other applications are there and how much can a taxi driver earn in them?

The application of beat taxis announced that it stopped operating in Peru, Mexico and Argentina as of midnight last Wednesday, November 9. In other words, in these countries it will no longer be possible to make trips through the app.

According to a company statement, this would be due to a strategic decision by shareholders to focus on their main European markets. “Our shareholders have made the decision to stop investing in the Latin American region, where Beat operates”he indicated.

In this scenario, it is important to know what are the other alternatives of taxis by application that exist in the Peruvian market and what they offer to users.

What do the other apps offer?

Among the main companies that perform the taxi service by application in the country are Cabify, Uber, Didi, InDriveramong others, which have different characteristics in terms of what they offer.

Cabify

Cabifywithin its regular modality for private users, has the categories: promo, plus and extra comfort, whose rates vary according to the service chosen.

Carlos Andrés Mendoza, general manager of Cabify for Peru & Ecuador, commented for this medium that the company also has other services such as parcel shipments for companies (mobility for corporate travel) and Logistics (logistics services for companies and entrepreneurs).

He added that the app has a multi-stop option, which allows passengers to stop at intervals during trips. In this way, users can make up to three stops per journey in any category.

“This alternative is available for all categories including the Shipping, Logistics and Business services. Regarding the price, it will vary depending on the waiting time and the selected category”, detailed.

Uber

For its part, Uber It also has a range of services according to the customer’s needs, ranging from accessing a private trip or buying products from the supermarket or specialized stores.

Along these lines, David Mínguez, Uber communications manager for the Andean region, indicated that they have Uber X, Comfort and Uber XL, which consist of traditional trips, but the service varies according to the size, comfort and capacity of the vehicle.

In addition to this, they have Uber Flash, which is used to send an article or product; Uber Pet, so that people can move in the company of their pets; and CornerShop by Uber, which is used to order supermarkets and specialized stores.

David Mínguez announced that Uber is about to launch a new service: “Uber Agreement”, which will provide drivers and users with the possibility of negotiating the cost of their trips.

“This modality will be available soon in the provinces of Trujillo, Chiclayo and Tacna, where we seek to be allies in the mobility of thousands of inhabitants, in addition to providing opportunities to generate profits for people,” he noted.

How much can a taxi driver earn per application?

Application workers do not have a fixed schedule and can take advantage of their free time to generate money according to the number of races carried out and the drivers’ commission.

“Of the total income generated by a driver user during a trip, Cabify charges differentiated commissions that are calculated according to the area of ​​operation, the number of trips made in the month and the type of vehicle the driver user has. . These commissions, which can be from 9%, are Cabify’s profit and the remaining amount is liquid profit for the driver”, Mendoza said.

In this line, the driver can generate an average weekly income of S/ 900 driving part time and S/ 1,600 full time.

As for Uber, the application charges affiliated taxi drivers a 25% commission on each trip. In other words, if a trip costs the passenger S/ 10, the company gets S/ 2.50 for each service.

According to the company portal, a driver could earn an average of S/ 590 if he works 30 hours a week and S/ 1,300 if he works 50 hours a week.

Has the taxi service by application already recovered to pre-pandemic levels?

Both companies agree that there has been a reactivation in the taxi market by application and a higher proportion of trips can be observed compared to the pre-pandemic period.

The director of Cabify stated that his “B2C business has already exceeded the pre-pandemic travel volume thanks to the additional investment we made, which increased by almost 50% versus 2021; and to the recovery of the mobility dynamics of the city”.

On the other hand, the spokesman for Uber assured that more than 90% of driving partners have been reactivated in the app and that currently, today, more than 20,000 people generate profits through this service.

“The levels of use of the post-pandemic app have increased considerably due to the local and social reactivation”he pointed out.

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