Uber boats make commute plain sailing

UBER is to launch its first commuter boat service in London.

The branded vessels will run from Putney to Woolwich on the Thames later this summer, with journeys booked via the minicabhailing service’s app.

The boats will operate through a partnership with existing river bus company Thames Clippers.

Jamie Heywood, Uber’s regional general manager for northern and eastern Europe, said: ‘Many Londoners are looking for new ways to travel around the city.’

Thames Clippers co-founder Sean Collins said the partnership ‘will allow us to link the two travel modes of river and road, providing Londoners and visitors with more options to explore and enjoy our city by river’.