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Automotive
2 min read

Uber Awaits Renewal Decision On Vital London License

Uber is still waiting to see whether its license in London, which expires on Wednesday, will be renewed as the regulator, which previously stripped the taxi app of its right to operate in the city, remains tight-lipped about the decision. Transport for London…

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General
1 min read

Uber now uses smartphones to detect possible car crashes in the US

Uber started testing an interesting safety feature last year that would allow its team to detect unexpected long stops or possible crashes using a smartphone’s GPS and other sensors like gyroscope and accelerometer. One year after it debuted the beta test,…

Daimler and Uber
Logistics
2 min read

Uber Freight Launches In Germany

U.S. ride-hailing company Uber is launching a freight platform in Germany, taking on local technology startups in a race to grab a share of Europe’s $500 billion trucking market. Germany will be Uber Freight’s second European market to go live after the…

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Automotive
4 min read

Uber Unveils Next-Generation Volvo Self-Driving Car

Uber Technologies Inc unveiled its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington on Wednesday as it works to eventually deploy vehicles without drivers under some limited conditions. Uber said the new production XC90 will be assembled by Volvo Cars in Sweden…

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Automotive
1 min read

Uber, Indian Oil To Offer Fuel Discounts To Drivers

Ride-hailing giant Uber on Thursday announced it is partnering with state-run Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL) to offer discounts to drivers on petrol, diesel and CNG at IOCL petrol pumps across India. Over 12,000 Uber driver partners have already registered for…

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E-Tailing
1 min read

Uber announces major Black and Black SUV enhancements

Uber Black and Uber Black SUV, the original luxury experiences, are getting consistent improvements in the United States this week. Apparently, many customers have requested top-notch service and premium comfort when using these experiences, and Uber has…

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General
2 min read

Coles reshaping 200 stores around convenience

Coles is ramping up its convenience strategy, with a plan to grow sales on the back of “food-for-now” and “food-for-later” products. As part of this strategy, the brand will convert around 200 Coles supermarkets to a more premium, convenience-focused format,…

Daimler and Uber
Automotive
2 min read

Indian Drivers Face The Heat As Uber Plans IPO

As Uber drivers planned a global strike on Wednesday ahead of the ride-hailing giant’s massive initial public offering (IPO), Uber drivers in India said they are facing the heat as cash incentives have considerably gone down while work hours have gone up.…

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Electronics
2 min read

Will last night’s GPS date-based rollover ?

Most likely you won’t be affected, but due to the strange way that Global Positioning Systems (GPS) measure time, some devices were at risk of being reset yesterday at 7:59 pm EDT. GPS systems affected could be reset back to January 6th, 1980. This is a risk…

Uber Eats
Food
2 min read

Subway strikes delivery deal with Uber Eats In New Zealand

Subway has struck a deal with Uber Eats to offer delivery from more than 100 restaurants in select New Zealand cities. Chris Churchmichael, country director for Subway New Zealand, said the agreement would allow Subway restaurants to tap into the rapidly…

vinataxi
Startups
2 min read

Singaporean firm’s taxi joint venture in Vietnam suffers losses

ComfortDelgro Savico Taxi, a joint venture between a Singaporean transport corporation and Vietnamese motor vehicle dealer, lost $103,000 last year. This figure is mentioned in the latest financial statement published this month by local retail, motor vehicle…

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Living
1 min read

Grab-Uber deal comes under fresh antitrust scrutiny in Vietnam

Vietnamese authorities are set to further investigate the merger between Grab and Uber last year for possible violation of antitrust regulations. The Competition Council said after a thorough examination of documents and arguments furnished by both parties it…

Online phone shopping ecommerce
Living
3 min read

Apps race to attract customers with sweet deals

E-wallets, food-delivery and online shopping apps are offering a range of Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) promotions to widen their customer base. On January 21, e-wallet cashless payment platform MoMo experienced a temporary freeze of its network shortly after…

Fastgo App
Living
1 min read

​Vietnam’s FastGo eyes US, Brazil expansion

Vietnamese ride-hailing company FastGo plans to enter the U.S. and Brazil this year as it seeks to quickly expand overseas. Its CEO Nguyen Huu Tuat said that he is keen to compete with other ride-hailing apps in foreign countries. “Our investors are located…

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Living
2 min read

Singaporean ride-hailing startup TADA launches in Vietnam

Singapore-based tech firm Mass Vehicle Ledger (MLV) launched its ride-hailing app TADA in Ho Chi Minh City Monday. HCMC is the third Southeast Asian market that the firm is entering after Singapore and Cambodia. Instead of billing commissions from drivers…