The shutdown affects 250-300 buses in Mumbai and 150-200 in Hyderabad. Uber Shuttle services were launched in Mumbai in September 2021, while the Hyderabad operations were rolled out early this year.

“Our renewed partnership with the GSA will help government agencies simplify their travel and transportation needs,” said Uber President and Chief Operating Officer Andrew Macdonald. “We’re paving the way for a future where integrated mobility, meal delivery, and fleet management can help transform the full range of government services.”

Mumbai's Uber Shuttle service will cease operations Saturday due to lack of necessary permits, affecting commuters in various suburbs.

Illegal operations of app-based buses has to be halted, the Maharashtra transport minister was reported as saying.

Uber just announced a deal today with the company that runs one of the largest robotaxi fleets in China, as the ridehail giant nears its goal of becoming the world’s ultimate autonomous vehicle clearinghouse.

GSA's rideshare blanket purchase agreement with Uber is part of the agency's OneGov strategy, which seeks to centralize government procurement.

Uber and China's Baidu will partner to deploy thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform across several international markets outside the U.S. and mainland China, the companies said on Tuesday.

At present, more than 450 buses function through Uber Shuttle, Cityflo, and various other private companies in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). A Cityflo spokesperson stated that they had sought a license in the past and are keen to collaborate with the government for compliance purposes.