Urban Mobility
Uber Technologies will resume its ride-hailing service in Taiwan on Thursday after coming to an agreement with the Taiwan’s transport regulators, according to Reuters. The Agreement Uber and the Taiwan transport authorities said that Uber would continue to operate as a technology platform company to develop the taxi and public transport system in Taiwan, and that Uber would partner with
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Uber’s blitzkrieg (translated from German as the “lightning war”) strategy to disrupt and conquer the ride-hailing industry in cities, continues to face strong opposition and resistance from taxi unions and regulators. In 2015, taxi unions in Tokyo joined forces to bring the ride-hailing giant to its knees – Their victory sets the stage for taxi unions around the world to resist the Uber’s
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In a milestone for the Malaysian ride-hailing scene, Uber’s local operations will team up with some 500 taxis under the Gabungan Persatuan dan Syarikat-Syarikat Teksi Semenanjung Malaysia (Gabungan), an umbrella body of taxi associations and companies in Peninsular Malaysia. The move will see the taxis adopt the Uber ride-hailing app in stages beginning March 7, Bernama reported. The state newswire
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Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride share company, announced a partnership with nearly 50 taxi companies across ten Chinese cities to launch new initiatives geared towards improving their efficiency, according to a company announcement. The news came after earlier media reports pointed to Didi’s plans to potentially acquire one or more taxi companies in China. DiDi and the taxi companies, at
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