--- description: Uber users will soon be able to pre-schedule a pickup through the ride-hailing service's app, the company announced Thursday. title: Uber Finally Added This Much-Needed Feature image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt705710259124e312/69889107428a9e5176cd26a9/160428_em_uber.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Uber Finally Added This Much-Needed Feature  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2016 5:21 PM CUT  Th Uber application is demonstrated on an Apple iPhone in New York, on Aug. 6, 2014. Th Uber application is demonstrated on an Apple iPhone in New York, on Aug. 6, 2014.Victor J. Blue—Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2016 5:21 PM CUT [Uber](http://time.com/4354575/uber-saudi-investment/ "undefined") users will soon be able to pre-schedule a pickup request through the ride-hailing service’s app, the company [announced](https://newsroom.uber.com/scheduledrides/ "undefined") Thursday. Riders can schedule a pickup request as far out as 30 days in advance of when they’ll actually need a lift. Uber users in Seattle will be first to get the new feature, with an expansion to follow. Uber competitor Lyft recently [added a similar feature](https://blog.lyft.com/posts/introducing-scheduled-rides "undefined"), while outside developers had created [third-party apps](http://time.com/4316068/uber-request-later-taxilater/ "undefined") for scheduling Uber rides in advance. Still, the feature has its limitations. An Uber spokesperson tells TIME that riders won’t be connected with drivers when they first make the request. Instead, the feature essentially allows Uber riders to pre-schedule their request — meaning there still may not be a driver available at the time of your requested pickup. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4363059/uber-schedule-pickup-how/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4363059/uber-schedule-pickup-how/"},"headline":"Uber Finally Added This Much-Needed Feature","datePublished":"2016-06-09T17:21:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:50:05.361Z","description":"You can now pre-schedule your ride requests","url":"https://time.com/4363059/uber-schedule-pickup-how/","keywords":["Tech","apps","Uber"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt705710259124e312/69889107428a9e5176cd26a9/160428_em_uber.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Fitzpatrick","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-fitzpatrick/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt705710259124e312/69889107428a9e5176cd26a9/160428_em_uber.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"160428_EM_Uber","caption":"160428_EM_Uber","creditText":"Victor J. Blue—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4363059/uber-schedule-pickup-how/","name":"Uber Finally Added This Much-Needed Feature"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Tech Time: Why Everyone's Fighting About Uber","description":"TIME Tech Editor Alex Fitzpatrick weighs in on the great Uber fight.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4grKANnC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-08-11T12:12:21.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4grKANnC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4363059/uber-schedule-pickup-how/","duration":"PT2M33S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4363059/uber-schedule-pickup-how/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```