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Uber Just Launched a Submarine Rideshare Called ScUber and I'll Take Two Tickets, Please
23 May 2019
Queensland, Australia/Youtube
Uber is going under.
Down under—to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
<p>The popular ride sharing app is launching a submarine, called ScUber, in partnership with Tourism Queensland. Travelers in certain parts of Queensland can book a trip for an up-close look at the famous Great Barrier Reef through the Uber app, just like the company's more traditional auto rides.</p><p><div id="insticator-container" class="embedid-ee1b1245-7f34-4d5c-8a70-c8be74fe7696"><div id="div-insticator-ad-1"></div><div id="insticator-embed"></div><div id="div-insticator-ad-2"></div><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "ee1b1245-7f34-4d5c-8a70-c8be74fe7696"})</script></div></p><p>Take a look at the demonstration below.</p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="842d9fc85082d95a9743ce2da9b7ae35"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/grLSpuNx4UM?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p>Predictably, it's going to cost a lot more than your average trip downtown: around $1000 per person.</p><p>Nevertheless, people are pretty excited.</p><p></p><p></p><div id="29247" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9URLHU1574873499"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1131594844533657601" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC Finally a way to bypass the L train.</div> — Gene (@Gene)<a href="https://twitter.com/BusinessTimeWeb/statuses/1131594844533657601">1558628209.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div id="ca1b8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZWQ4KA1574873499"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1131593145064542208" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC I like</div> — Archie Hunt (@Archie Hunt)<a href="https://twitter.com/HuntArchie/statuses/1131593145064542208">1558627804.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><p>Others remain skeptical.</p><p></p><div id="37d2f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3Z70EC1574873499"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1131593762549972993" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC “What could we do that’s the complete opposite of fast, easy, convenient transportation?”</div> — MaTT FLaMMaBLe (@MaTT FLaMMaBLe)<a href="https://twitter.com/MaTTFLaMMaBLe/statuses/1131593762549972993">1558627951.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div id="f2f8f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4GY3IO1574873500"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1131612331140669441" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC I wouldn’t ride that 💩</div> — Natalie (@Natalie)<a href="https://twitter.com/Natalie42042571/statuses/1131612331140669441">1558632378.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div id="7e92c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="44FUIB1574873500"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1131594578820096000" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ABC Such a bargain. Said no one ever.</div> — bluesgirl (@bluesgirl)<a href="https://twitter.com/dotkennedy2/statuses/1131594578820096000">1558628146.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><p>If you want to take the submarine for a test drive without forking over the dough, Uber and Tourism Queensland have launched a global sweepstakes that you can enter until June 18th.</p><p>Sea you soon.</p>
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