qwant news | Uber expands to hotel bookings, AI voice assistant, and more, thanks to AI

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Uber announced at its Go‑Get event in New York that it is adding a hotel‑booking feature powered by a new AI voice assistant, in partnership with Expedia Group. The service, initially rolled out in the U.S. Uber app, lets users browse and book more than 700,000 hotels worldwide, with automatic discounts of up to 20 % on a rotating list of 10,000 hotels and a 10 % Uber Credits rebate for Uber One members. An AI‑driven Voice Booking Assistant also enables hands‑free ride reservations, while the app now displays full pricing—including taxes, fees and discounts—and the earned credits will be credited within 24 hours of check‑in. Uber’s CTO noted that using Agentic AI cut the development timeline from a year to six months, and the CEO framed the expansion as part of Uber’s evolution into a single app for “go, get, and now travel.” Additional in‑app features such as Travel Mode, Uber One International benefits, Shop for Me, Eats for the Way, and One Search aim to streamline the entire travel experience, with Uber rides to be integrated into the Expedia app by June and Vrbo rentals slated for later in the year.

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