Articles tagged “ridehailing”

Online Travel

Uber Records First Operating Profit, Tests UK Tour Operator Market

Concerns that Uber's expansion of its in-app travel booking services would cannibalize its core offering appear to be easing, with the company reporting a boosted overall performance.

Uber Records First Operating Profit, Tests  UK Tour Operator Market

Ground Transport

Didi’s $1.2 Billion Regulatory Fine Was Largest Ever for Chinese Tech Firm

Chinese ridesharing firm Didi's business is recovering after the country's Covid lockdowns. Didi also had to cope with stiff government retaliation after it insisted on a U.S. stock market listing — now gone — in 2021.

Didi’s $1.2 Billion Regulatory Fine Was Largest Ever for Chinese Tech Firm

Airlines

Uber Triples Reservation Window to Sync With Airline Bookings

The ride-hailing company said it wants to "redesign" the entire airport experience, and has business travelers in its sights with a new 90-day reservation feature and business-class ride category.

Uber Triples Reservation Window to Sync With Airline Bookings

Airlines

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes Refocuses Back on a Superapp Just for Travel

While "disruptive and different" is still the mantra that Tony Fernandes swears by, he says he's choosing to tread carefully even as he aspires to create an AirAsia Republic.

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes Refocuses Back on a Superapp Just for Travel

Travel Technology

Google Parent Picks Phoenix for First Airport Trial for Waymo Driverless Cars

Waymo's test is a baby step — autonomous vehicles will serve the perimeter of the airport, avoiding the front door of terminals themselves. But it's the Alphabet unit's first foray into serving an airport. If it works, the days of driverless cars and profitable ridehailing services will edge closer.

Ground Transport

Uber CEO Is Fine Not Having a Superapp Model to Broaden Ridesharer’s Reach Into Travel

Come for the rides, stay for the food. Dara Khosrowshahi joined Uber as CEO when ridehailing was everything. Now he's navigating a multi-product approach. Yet when it comes to profits, Uber's still en route.

Uber CEO Is Fine Not Having a Superapp Model to Broaden Ridesharer’s Reach Into Travel

Ground Transport

Grab Nabs $856 Million From Japanese Investors Amid Merger Speculation With Rival Gojek

Whether rumors of a merger with rival Gojek will become a fact remain to be seen, but the latest fund injection Grab received for its payment services war chest is a clear boost for its valuation.

Grab Nabs $856 Million From Japanese Investors Amid Merger Speculation With Rival Gojek

Ground Transport

Avis Tackles Urban Congestion By Teaming Up With Ridehailing Rivals

Cities are getting more crowded with vehicles, and people are becoming more reluctant to use cars during business and leisure trips. Smart technology can help.

Avis Tackles Urban Congestion By Teaming Up With Ridehailing Rivals

Online Travel

Grab to Pump $500 Million Into Vietnam as More Rivals Enter After Uber’s Exit

After Indonesia, Grab’s next biggest battleground is Vietnam. No surprise there, it's a rapidly growing economy with all the ingredients for a ridehailing explosion. Naturally Grab is not alone — rivals are aplenty.

Grab to Pump $500 Million Into Vietnam as More Rivals Enter After Uber’s Exit

Ground Transport

Grab Invests in Splyt to Give Users a One-App Ridehailing Solution Globally

What if you could use your everyday ridehailing app anywhere in the world? No more cumbersome downloads of another app or losing loyalty points from your app. That’s what Grab wants to achieve with its investment in Splyt. Too good to be true?

Grab Invests in Splyt to Give Users a One-App Ridehailing Solution Globally