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Ride Hailing
Toyota develops “Total-care Service” Designed for Ride-hailing Companies
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces today “Total-care Service,” a pioneering set of mobility services specially designed for ride-…
BMW Group extends mobility service offer in China by launching a Ride-Hailing business based in Chengdu
Today, the BMW Group announced the launch of its Ride-Hailing service in Chengdu, the capital city of the Chinese province Sichuan as part of its prem…
Uber aims to make personalised ride recommendation
When getting a ride seems to be a straight forward thing by clicking a couple of buttons, Uber thinks that they can continue to improve on it by makin…
Microsoft invests into Grab for strategic partnerships
When the largest software maker decides to have a strategic partnership with you and also invests into your company, you know you are doing something …
Uber’s new feature lets you switch between personal and business rides
Whilst Uber isn’t operating here in Malaysia anymore, it is still handy to keep the app on your phones because you never know when you might be …
Grab is moving towards new electric vehicles
It make sense that for ride hailing vehicles, being powered by electricity could be a way to reduce both pollution and be cost efficient for the drive…
Uber’s settlement with employees could cost them $1.9million
Uber’s legal problems are slowly getting solved one by one and the latest results are the settlement of harassment claims for 56 current and for…
London also wants to cap ride hailing licenses
Following the footsteps of New York City, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London is also considering capping ride-hailing licenses in order to reduce congest…
Ola the Indian Ride-Hailing Giant is challenging Uber in the UK
Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, and India’s most popular transportation platform, today announces its plans to enter the UK, b…
Did Uber, Lyft and Via try to bribe New York officials?
In New York, the old taxi system which works on medallions basically requires someone to pay for a medallion which is basically a license that allows …
Lyft is now valued at $15.1billion
Lyft, the other ride-hailing company which is still challenging Uber in their local domestic market has hit a valuation of $15.1 billion after raising…
Uber gets to operate back in London
Last year in September, Transport for London ruled that Uber’s services approach and conduct were not fit and proper to hold a private vehicle h…
You can’t get an Uber from Google Maps anymore
Well technically in Malaysia you should be using Grab since Uber has decided to not compete for the South East Asian market. But in other places aroun…
Uber hopes to return to UAE
Uber is looking to resume its ride-hailing business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after stopping their services back in 2016. The tech giant ran t…
Didi Chuxing promises new safety features after passenger was murdered
A 21-year old flight attendant was murdered last week in the central province of Henan has given Didi Chuxing a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to pa…
Uber’s view of the future is one where no one owns a car
Imagine if the people in cities do not own cars. They would rely on public transport in order to get around. Still, last mile transportation hasn̵…
Philippines regulators forces Uber to stay in operation
The Philippines’ anti-trust agency has ordered that Uber to continue operations in the country even though Uber was meant to have shut down on t…
Mercedes launches ViaVan, a van ride-sharing business in London
With the recent Grab acquisition of Uber here in South East Asia, many customers are curious about if there was a single monopoly in the industry. Ove…
Uber to sell South East Asian stake to Grab?
According to a report by Bloomberg, Uber has agreed to sell their South East Asian stake to Grab. Rumors have been floating in the air and now with th…