Business briefing: Local commuters want UberX here

A new survey of St. Louis residents reveals that most would like to see UberX, a ride share app, enter the local market.

Uber was launched five years ago and connects riders and drivers in many major metropolitan areas across the country, except for a few, like St. Louis. UberX is the company’s low-cost option for driver-partners who use their private cars to give rides in their spare time. Each ride is covered with a $1 million dollar commercial liability policy, and every driver is screened. Find out more here.

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-Will Buss, BND business writer

This story was originally published June 10, 2015 at 9:14 AM with the headline "Business briefing: Local commuters want UberX here."