Gett partners with US taxi-fleet Curb Mobility

Taxi booking firm Gett has announced a new supply partnership with US taxi and e-fleet operator Curb Mobility.

Curb partners with Gett and joins a growing portfolio of operating fleets including Lyft and Ola. This partnership will enable Gett to extend its presence to 65 cities in the US, expanding Gett’s marketplace to include yellow cabs as well as Gett’s existing range of vehicles and partner fleets.

It's said the move will bring corporate customers a range of licensed vehicles, supporting increased demand for ground transportation as business professionals seek enhanced safety in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resumption of business travel.

Partner fleets already accounted for approximately one-third of B2B rides taken on Gett in Q1 2021. With the addition of Curb, and momentum in Gett’s transition from ride-hailing to an enterprise marketplace software platform, it is expected that partner fleets will represent the majority of Gett’s B2B rides globally by the end of 2021.

Gett’s largest markets are becoming lead indicators for the ground transportation and global corporate travel industries, with the progress of COVID-19 vaccination programmes in Israel and the UK.

In Q1 2021, global transactions on Gett’s platform by corporate users returned to approximately 80% of the volumes seen for the corresponding period in 2020 ahead of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. In this time period, individual markets also experienced corporate passenger volumes in excess of 2020 peaks.

Dave Waiser, CEO and co-founder of Gett, said: “Today’s partnership cements Gett’s position as a technology platform focused on corporate Ground Transportation Management (GTM), where spend is worth $79.6B globally. In recent years, we have become the GTM category leader, serving over a quarter of Fortune 500 companies.

“Gett’s cloud-based software aggregates existing transportation providers onto a single platform, helping businesses manage all of their ground transportation spend. Additionally, Gett expands companies’ coverage by connecting them to a grid of transportation providers globally.

“We believe that organizing corporate fleet, ride-hailing, taxi, and limo providers on one platform, optimising the entire employee experience, from booking and riding to invoicing and analytics, saves businesses time and money.”

Amos Tamam, CEO at Curb, said: “As cities across the U.S. prepare for the return of international travel, our partnership with Gett will create new income opportunities for local drivers and ensure Gett's business users have access to the same safe, reliable transportation options trusted by locals. By integrating with platforms like Gett, we're aiming to make taxis more ubiquitous online by opening up new digital avenues for today’s consumers and businesses to find and book taxis.”