Uber Opens Parking Reservations at 7,000 Facilities Across the United States
Key Facts
Uber lets users reserve parking in advance through its app, in a service the company says covers 7,000 facilities, with bookings available up to the last minute. The service is currently limited to select U.S. cities, and users can check availability in their city through the app. The interface lets users search by destination and compare parking locations, prices and hours before confirming a booking. Once completed, a permit is issued with booking details and entry and exit instructions. This puts parking reservations among the services users can handle through the Uber app itself, according to the company’s official help pages.
Uber says eligible Uber One members in the United States receive credit equal to 10% of the value of eligible completed parking bookings, subject to the program terms in effect at the time of booking. The credit can be used on a subsequent Uber ride or Uber Eats order. This adds a benefit tied to service use to Uber One membership, while credit remains conditional on booking eligibility and completion. The company distinguishes parking bookings made through Uber from a SpotHero account: bookings made through the Uber app are managed there and do not appear in a SpotHero account. At launch, users also cannot link their SpotHero account to their Uber account.
Parking instructions explain entry methods that may be included in the permit, such as using a QR code or license plate recognition, along with guidance on locating the entrance. An upcoming booking can be changed or canceled until its start time. Extending a booking that has already started depends on parking availability. These terms let users manage upcoming bookings in the app, while changes after a booking begins are subject to availability. The service pages do not specify a timeline for expanding beyond select U.S. cities in the available information.
The service’s background dates to an agreement announced by Uber and SpotHero on 23 February 2026, under which Uber would acquire the parking reservation company, with plans to move parking bookings into the Uber app. Uber said at the time that SpotHero’s network included more than 13,000 garages, parking lots and valet services in more than 400 cities in the United States and Canada. Those were the network figures announced at the time of the agreement, while Uber Parking’s current page says the service offers bookings at 7,000 facilities. The available information does not explain the difference between the figures or whether they measure the same scope. Uber also said when it announced the deal that SpotHero had sold parking reservations worth more than 2 billion dollars in total by that date.
Uber’s chief executive said when the agreement was announced that adding SpotHero to the app “will make the experience easier than ever and bring more people into the Uber ecosystem.” SpotHero’s chief executive said joining Uber “will allow us to bring this experience to millions more drivers.” Uber said at the time that the in-app booking experience, powered by SpotHero, would focus on parking for commuters, events, venues and airports. It also said Uber One members could expect parking-related benefits over time. At the time of the announcement, the acquisition’s completion was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, with completion expected in the first half of 2026.