(Reuters) -Uber Technologies Inc has agreed a deal to list all New York City taxis on its app, a move that could help the ride-hailing firm overcome a shortage of drivers in one of its biggest markets.
The agreement was announced by Creative Mobile Technologies, which makes apps for the city’s yellow cabs, and Curb, a ride-hailing app for licensed taxi and for-hire rides in North America.
Passengers will pay roughly the same fare for taxi rides as for Uber X rides, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Uber, whose shares were 5% higher before the bell, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni)