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Ride Hailing
Uber tries to win London back with 24/7 hotline
Back in September last year, Transport for London (TfL) didn’t renew Uber’s operating license in the city of London. Uber has appealed the…
Uber and Waymo settles for $245million
In what would have been a huge battle between two tech giants, it ended up as quickly as it rose to prominence, with a settlement of $245million. What…
Google invests into Go-Jek
Go-Jek, the ride-hailing company which has long since branched into many other offerings have received an investment from Google. No amount was mentio…
Uber may be selling its leasing business
The model sounds perfect, you have a ride-hailing business and to get more drivers onboard you start a leasing company to attract people who want to e…
Uber won’t know till April if their appeal goes through in London
In a preliminary hearing with a judge in the UK, Uber will know the decision of their appeal sometime next year starting from April but it can be dela…
What does Uber’s massive data leak say?
Recently Malaysians are no strangers to data leaks thanks to several issues which was reported by Lowyat.Net. Even large tech companies and government…
Uber is going to work with Volvo for self driving cars
Self-driving cars, everyone seems to be pointing in that direction as the future but no one knows how it will emerge as. The closest we have is via Wa…
Uber and Lyft to test out passenger pickup zones in San Francisco
Did you ever have the experience where you selected a location on your smartphone for a pickup point and then your Uber/Grab car arrives at the opposi…
Waymo may soon launch autonomous ride-hailing service
Waymo has been testing self-driving taxis for a select group of customers in Phoenix for the past couple of months and they are on the cusp of launchi…
Uber’s board approves changes to balance power
Yesterday, Uber’s board of directors have made a vote to approve governance changes which will shift the balance of power amongst some of the bo…
Uber and Grab heats up Cambodia
Here in South East Asia, each country is unique and multicultural and is always a difficult place to break into. Enter Cambodia and this is where both…
Uber to leave Quebec
I always remembered Quebec, not because I have been there before but I always remember it from playing one of my favourite boardgame as a kid, Risk. T…
Grab works with HERE to improve fare and ETA accuracy
Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing platform Grab has improved the accuracy of fare estimations, ETAs and trip routing for its more than 60 million …
Uber gives their drivers free insurance in India
After announcing their new CEO, Uber is continuously working to improve its relationships with drivers around the world. Starting with India where the…
Malaysia’s Latest, Safe and Reliable Taxi-Booking App, PICKnGO Makes Its Official Debut
Malaysians will now have a new option for taxi-booking services with the launch of PICKnGO recently. Targeted to register almost 10,000 licensed taxi …
Travis Kalanick takes a leave of absence from Uber
Amidst multiple issues hitting the ride-hailing firm, Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber has taken a leave of absence as the company focuses on a complete o…
Uber loses another top executive, Emil Michael
In a crucial meeting of Uber’s board members on Sunday, rumours were swirling around the net that Travis Kalanick, the CEO of Uber, would take a…
Uber spent more than $1million a week subsidising UberPool in San Francisco
Uber internal documents leaked to BuzzFeed show that Uber is doing what it can to be the ultimate ride sharing service. It seems that they will stop a…
Spanish Taxi Drivers go on strike to protest Uber
Around the nation of Spain, taxi drivers have been staging another round of protests to complain about Uber and Cabify, also a ride-hailing service op…