taxi apps
In brief: Meituan bands together with small Chinese ride-hailers to take on Didi
Beginning today, users can use the Meituan app to book a ride in areas where Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur, Caocao, and Ucar operate.
Aya Lin · · 1 min read
Uber, Grab, or taxi: What’s the cheapest ride in Southeast Asia? (infographic)
Which ride is cheapest depends on where you live and how far you’re traveling.
Nadine Freischlad · · 1 min read
Uber launches in Bangladesh
It’s the latest push in the quest for global dominance.
Osman Husain · · 1 min read
Uber pushes into India’s smaller cities
The goal is to be present in 50 cities across India by year-end.
Osman Husain · · 1 min read
Ola partners BMW to bring more luxury cabs on the road
This will allow Ola, the popular Indian ride-hailing app, to take on Uber with luxury cars.
Durba Ghosh · · 3 min readIn China, laid-off coal miners turn to the Uber economy
But as drivers in the US find, costs mount up and a living wage is hard to come by.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readUber rival in Middle East inks deal to use self-driving pods
The electric pods are the brainchild of an Italian company.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readRide-hailing startup Careem acquires local company to take on Uber in Pakistan
Dubai-headquartered Careem, which has been running in Pakistan for almost a year, acquires local startup Savaree.
Osman Husain · · 2 min readDidi Kuaidi claims it’s cleaning China’s air as it takes over 1m car rides off roads
Just as Uber is keen to claim that it’s reducing congestion, China’s Didi is now doing the same.
Steven Millward · · 3 min readWhy the Singapore government secretly loves Uber
Uber solves a lot of problems for Singapore. The government just needs to manage the political fallout.
Terence Lee · · 3 min read