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Grab suspends 351,000 users with fake names

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 10:33 AM

Grab Philippines suspended a total of 351,000 passengers and customer accounts in 2019 for failure to use their real name on the app in bid to curb “fraudulent activities” in the platform, its country head said Tuesday.  Read more »

Longer wait, higher fares loom in summer due to driver decline: Grab

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 04:11 PM

Ride-hailing app Grab advised its users on Wednesday that a shortage in active drivers may result in longer wait times to book rides from April to June.    Read more »

China's ride-hailing giant Didi readies dividers in cars vs coronavirus

Minghe Hu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 20 11:40 AM

Beijing-based Didi plans to invest about 100 million yuan ($14.3 million) in this safety measure, which involves installing protective plastic sheets that are expected to prevent droplet transmission of the COVID-19 disease, according to the company's statement on Wednesday. Read more »

Uber closing office in downtown Los Angeles

Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 12:20 PM

Uber Technologies Inc is closing its office in downtown Los Angeles, where the ride-hailing company employs customer support staff, to focus on its bigger locations. Read more »

Grab selfie verification, audio-video recording suspended: privacy watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 04:33 PM

The Philippines' dominant ride-hailing service failed to sufficiently identify risks to consumers, the National Privacy Commission said. Read more »

JoyRide happy with 'good ending' to motorcycle taxi run

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 04:17 PM

MANILA - Motorcycle-ride hailing firm JoyRide on Wednesday said they were satisfied with the concessions agreed upon by the technical working group and other platforms to continue the study on the viability of motorcycles as public transport. Read more »

Villanueva tells transport regulators: Stop 'childish' decision ending motorcycle taxis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 04:26 PM

"For the meantime, we all appeal not to implement or pursue their childish decision," said Sen. Joel Villanueva.  Read more »

Motorcycle taxi pilot run to proceed, transport official says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 11:25 AM

The Department of Transportation's technical working group considered the "sentiments" of senators during a hearing on Monday that the motor taxi trial run must proceed. Read more »

Fate of motorcycle taxi pilot run to be decided on Friday: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 10:17 PM

A member of the government panel studying the viability of motorcycles for public transport said they will decide on Friday if they will continue the pilot testing for the service. Read more »

As China seeks to spark night economy, on-demand chauffeurs for drunk drivers see surge

Colin Qian and Thomas Peter, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 03:58 PM

Data from DiDi shows night-time orders for drivers increased 20 percent in Beijing's central business district last year compared with a year earlier. In other cities like Dongguan, Changsha and Zhengzhou, orders jumped even more, as much as 50 percent. Read more »

Grab plans deeper push into food services

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 08:54 PM

Grab, the region’s most valuable startup, has earmarked food delivery as a major pillar for growth as it expands beyond its taxi-hailing roots into other areas, including financial services. Read more »

Angkas refuses to pick 'fight' with regulators, explains ownership

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 01:47 PM

Angkas said Wednesday limiting the participants in the pilot run for motorcycle taxis risks reducing supply, as it urged government not to view its opposition to the cap as "picking a fight." Read more »

Angkas may have violated foreign ownership cap, says transport dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 08:53 AM

The operator of ride-hailing firm Angkas is "99.9 percent" owned by a Singaporean, in possible violation of a constitutional restriction that capped foreign ownership in certain businesses, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.  Read more »

Angkas blacklisting 'very possible' due to alleged test run violations: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 05:42 PM

There were verified reports that Angkas violated certain guidelines such as pricing surges, improper wearing of safety vests and operating outside scope of the study, chairman Antonio Gardiola of the technical working group tasked to supervise the test run, said in a press briefing. Read more »

LOOK: Inside JoyRide's training facility for motor taxi drivers

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 02:10 PM

The compound is a former Happy Move facility, another brand under JoyRide’s parent We Move Things Philippines, its vice president for Corporate Affairs Noli Eala told reporters.  Read more »

Hyundai to make flying cars for Uber air taxis

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 01:42 PM

The South Korean manufacturer said it would produce the four-passenger electric "vertical take-off and landing vehicles" at "automotive scale," without offering details.   Read more »

Tap to delicious: How tech disrupted business in the last decade

Joel Guinto and Jessica Fenol ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 07:57 AM

With millions of smartphones and acknowledged as one of the world's social media capitals, the Philippines is a prime market for e-commerce. Apps on smartphones have given rise to sharing instead of ownership, and virtual currencies in place of bills and coins.   Read more »

Take your pick, JoyRide or Angkas?

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 08:37 PM

Motorcycles belonging to competing ride-hailing firms ply EDSA in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Angkas scores 72-hour TRO vs motorcycle taxi cap

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 07:22 PM

Under the revised guideline, the 30,000 cap on riders would be equally divided to 3 players namely Angkas, JoyRide and MoveIt with 10,000 riders each. It was supposed to take effect Monday, Jan. 6. Read more »

JoyRide says Bong Go 'never been part' of ride-hailing firm

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 03:55 PM

The owners of the motorcycle ride-hailing app are the families of Ralph Nubla Jr and Bea Chua who are “low-key and reputable businessmen,” JoyRide Philippines vice president for Corporate Affairs Noli Eala said in a press briefing.    Read more »