Hourly Rentals is our solution for that", said Prabhjet Singh, Head of Cities of Uber via a press statement. Importantly, the latest feature is quite similar to 'uberHIRE'which was introduced in Bengaluru in 2017 and allowed users to rent a cab for a certain duration of the day. Last year in September, Uber's rival Ola too had launched self-drive rental services in Bengaluru. The development also comes in the backdrop of the Covid-19 outbreak having brought a sudden drop in revenues of many businesses, especially, ride-hailing, hospitality, and travel firms. During this situation of crisis, every company is trying all the possible features and steps to compensate for the losses incurred during the last 2 months of lockdown. Two weeks back, Uber had also laid off 600 of its employees in India as it witnessed a sharp decline in its business due to a nationwide lockdown.