Uber's year of unexpected partnerships

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD):
just one of Uber's many community partnerships

Uber continues to surprise us with out-of-the-box thinking on partnerships. It's innovative, and it's shaking up traditional taxi-model thinking. Here are a few from 2015 that caught our eye:

• Uber press release on Amber Alert partnership 
• Uber Expands Partnership with SafetiPin to Enhance Safety Around the World 
• Uber + MADD Partner to Keep Drunk Drivers Off The Road 
• YWCA + Uber: Drive to Thrive
• Uber Teams Up with AARP’s Life Reimagined to Offer Economic Opportunities to Members
• Support the Athletes That Inspire Us (Special Olympics) 
• UN Women + Uber: A Vision for Equality
• Uber and Carnegie Mellon University: A Deeper Partnership
• Uber + HackingEDU: Gaining Momentum in Education
• Getting To The Show is Easy With Uber + Live Nation
• A New Partnershp With Europe

And a few others..

• Bharti Airtel and Uber Announce First-of-its-Kind Strategic Partnership 
• Uber and Hilton Team Up for Seamless Travel 
• Uber + InterContinental Hotel Group: More Rewarding Rides
• InterContinental Hotels Group teams up with Uber 
• Revving Up Rider Rewards With Starwood Hotels

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