India, Jan. 15 -- Uber, the world's largest on-demand ride-sharing company, announced its launch in Patna, enabling consumers in the city to book rides on UberGO by simply downloading the app. With this launch, the company has expanded its footprint to 36 cities across South Asia.

The Patna launch is in line with Uber's vision to offer affordable and reliable transportation to millions of riders, and livelihood opportunities for hundreds of thousands of driver partners across the region. The service will offer riders in Patna a low cost, speedy and utilitarian solution to get around the city quickly and will help deliver a stress-free alternative for daily commuters.

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