Uber is about to make your next ride to the bar a little more interesting.The app-based car service on Tuesday in partnership with Otto Radio, aka “the Pandora for podcasts and audio news,” announced that riders can now access broadcasts that are customized to their trip with the push of a button.
Here’s how it works: The next time you request a ride using the Uber app, a playlist of news stories and podcasts, perfectly timed for your trip’s duration, will be waiting for you in Otto Radio. Once your driver has arrived, you can sit back and enjoy your “personally curated listening experience and arrive at your destination up-to-date about the things you care about most,” the companies said.
Otto Radio is currently available for iOS and will arrive on Google Play Oct. 18. For the uninitiated, the app curates personalized playlists of audio stories from more than 1,000 news outlets and 35,000 podcasts, pulling together content it thinks you’ll like, based on your interests.
Otto will also adjust its programming based on road conditions, meaning if your Uber is stuck in a traffic jam, you’ll get more content to last until you arrive at the bar. No more awkward conversations with the driver!
