Mumbai-Alibaug and Mumbai-Lonavala have been the most favourite road-trip routes for those travelling between cities in the pandemic, says an annual year-end report of Uber India. In addition to this, even Uber auto rides within Mumbai have seen a double-fold growth over the past year.

The cab aggregator’s report — 2021 in Rear View: A Look Back by Uber — gives a glimpse of how Mumbaikars availed their services throughout the year. “The pandemic shaped customer preferences, as people picked road trips over other means of travelling. Many chose to get into an app cab for the first time for intercity travel resulting in the demand for Uber Intercity becoming more than the pre-COVID levels. Popular routes around the city like Mumbai-Alibaug and Mumbai-Lonavala saw increased rider demand,” the report adds.