Its expansion into providing financial services comes in the wake of a collaboration with Thailand’s biggest lender, Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. As per an executive from Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek, the company will start offering more financial services and expand… Read More ›
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Ola to launch ride hailing services in UK by September
Ola will face competition from Uber and Daimler-backed Bolt in the London. In a significant development, London’s transport regulator has permitted Indian ride-hailing company Ola to launch its service in the city. Bengaluru-based, SoftBank-backed Ola stated it has got a… Read More ›
Grab in advanced talks to acquire parts of Uber’s Southeast Asian business
The move could potentially see Uber pull back from its global expansion drive. As per a source with knowledge of the talks, Grab, Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing firm, is in advanced negotiations with Uber Technologies to acquire some parts of… Read More ›
European Court of Justice rules Uber is a transport service provider
Although the landmark ruling will not have an immediate impact on the rider hailing service provider, since it already operates under transportation law, it will nevertheless have a material impact on the company’s finances and its operations. On Wednesday, in… Read More ›
Leaving behind its 2015 diesel emission sandal, VW pushes for personal transport services
This strategic move marks Volkswagen’s push into transportation as a service. On Monday, in a strategic move, Volkswagen has unveiled an all-electric minibus which targets urban customers who prefer to pay for transportation rather than own their own vehicles. The… Read More ›
SoftBank weighing its options for investing in Uber
Given Masayoshi Son’s vision of a future driven by AI and interconnected vehicles and its spread of investments in ride hailing and ride sharing companies in major markets of the world, including in India’s Ola and China’s Didi, and given… Read More ›
SoftBank’s CEO interested in investing in Lyft and in Uber Technologies
Although he has evinced an interest, the matter is still open to a final call. Masayoshi Son, the CEO of the SoftBank Group, has disclosed he is interested in investing in ride-hailing firms Lyft and Uber Technologies. However he has… Read More ›
Didi Chuxing ploughs in $6 billion into its ride-hailing business
Although Didi has got big names backing it, in China, Didi it is increasingly facing regulatory issues. Bloomberg has reported citing people familiar with the matter at hand, Didi Chuxing, a Chinese ride-hailing firm, is weighing its options to invest $6… Read More ›
Uber discontinues the usage of self-driving cars in its fleet after accident
Uber is withdrawing from the driverless car project, pending the results of an investigation into the accident. Uber is playing it safe. With one of Uber’s autonomous vehicle crashing on a roadway in Arizona, the ride-hailing company has suspended its… Read More ›