{"id":16641,"date":"2023-09-29T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kommunicate.io\/blog\/?p=16641"},"modified":"2024-12-02T07:51:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T07:51:33","slug":"lula-loop-delivering-better-rides-with-kommunicate-by-their-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kommunicate.io\/blog\/lula-loop-delivering-better-rides-with-kommunicate-by-their-side\/","title":{"rendered":"LULA Loop: Delivering Better Rides With Kommunicate By Their Side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Most of us reading this have taken an Uber at one point of time or another. In fact, the global ride sharing market is worth a whopping $69.3 billion, according to this<\/a> Bloomberg report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest names include Uber, Lyft and Ola cabs. We also have the little less known Didi Chuxing and Gojek playing significant roles. Uber itself records an approximate 18.7 million trips every day. Around 900,000 drivers work for Uber in the United States alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With these numbers, it is clear that ride sharing as a business model is here to stay. It is also evident that as internet penetration and smartphone revolution go hand-in-hand, we can see more and more riders using these ride-sharing platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not just the US. Countries around the world are revving up to this concept (pun intended), and South Africa is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The South African ride hailing market is currently valued at around<\/a> $11 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Statista estimates<\/a> that by 2027, there will be 7.08 million users using a ride sharing service in South Africa alone. The key players by market share are Bolt, Uber and InDriver, but smaller players are also making a big impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And one of these players named LULA<\/a>, solved its customers’ woes with Kommunicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you are about to read is the story of how Kommunicate and Lula came together, and made shared mobility easier for a big group of South African travelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LULA Loop – A mission driven mobility services provider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Watch the interview here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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