What do you do now if you have some place to be and don’t have a car? Well, you can take a normal cab, use any number of public transportation options, and you can also use services like Uber and Lyft to request a car to pick you up. What if you have a car but don’t want to drive it? Car company Lincoln has come up with a solution to that dilemma.
It has today announced the launch of a new service called Lincoln Chauffeur. Available only for those who own Lincoln cars, the company is going to provide users with drivers that can take them around in their own cars.
So basically instead of calling an Uber, you’re calling a driver. The driver will arrive at your door and then proceed to drive you around town in your very own car.
When you reach your destination, the driver can take your car back to your place straight away or they can pick up groceries or get gas on the way. When you want to go back, you can use the service to get another driver to pick up the car from your place and drive you back.
Lincoln points out that all of the drivers are going to be employed by the company itself which is different than the model used by services like Uber which rely on ad-hoc contractors that aren’t considered employees of the company.
Lincoln Chauffeur is only being tested in Miami right now but will be rolled out in San Diego soon. The service is open for all Lincoln owners and those who purchase a new Lincoln will get 8 hours of Chauffeur for free. Normally, it’s going to cost $30 an hour.
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