What happened when a media exec decided to become an Uber driver for a week

Towards the end of April, Deepak Abbot, an executive from one of India's biggest media houses, decided to try his hand at becoming an Uber driver in Delhi. Over the new few days, he learnt the trials and tribulations of being behind the wheel and chauffeuring other people.

Abbott was using a new model introduced by Uber earlier this year, which encourages people to use their personal cars for carpooling. (In India only drives with commercial licenses and taxi car number plates can get on Uber and other ride hailing services.) It took him just two days to get approved, yet finding co-riders who were willing to try out his carpool proved to be more difficult. Read more...