Need a ride, Dubai? The emirate has just gained perhaps it’s best—and most environmentally friendly—option yet, as Blacklane Middle East, a world-class luxury chauffeur-hailing service offering on-demand rides in select locations as well as pre-booked services city-wide, all with an absolutely stunning brand-new all-electric Mercedes EQS fleet.
The global service has made a huge splash with its Dubai launch, with a fleet made entirely of one of the greatest luxury cars on the market, each made to relax in for however-long your journey may be.
Seriously, the Mercedes EQS is a gorgeous car, as you likely have read about right here in the pages of Esquire Middle East, and it’s one of the best electrics on offer to unwind in its ventilated seats, featuring ambient-lighting, an in-chair massage function, in-cabin noise cancellation all offering you the ability to sit back and de-stress or make your calls in peace.
This is a huge boost to Blacklane’s focus on sustainability, with 100% of its carbon emissions offset globally, and domestically aligned with United Arab Emirates Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, an ideal debut for the country’s Year of Sustainability in 2023.
But what is a great car without a great chauffeur? Blacklane has put a huge focus on developing its own.
Each driver is trained to the highest standards at Blacklane’s proprietary Chauffeur Training Academy launched in 2022, developed to train all chauffeurs to the highest standards of service, safety, etiquette, and discretion.
The team of impeccably dressed chauffeurs, which also includes female chauffeurs, work exclusively for Blacklane, on a permanent, full-time salaried contract. Every chauffeur receives ongoing training across both theoretical and practical elements of driving and service throughout their careers.
It goes without saying at this point, but this is far from your average ride-hailing service.
The service offers a seamless booking process via its mobile app, all with transparent fixed-pricing, with a range of services including one-way, return journeys; airport transfers; hourly and daily bookings within Dubai as well as inter-emirate travel, all with a 60-minute lead time.