Carpooling services are convenient because they cost less and reduce congestion, but the transport ministry says they put passengers at risk. Ho Chi Minh City’s government has asked the Ministry of Transport to overturn a ban on low-cost carpooling services…
The authorities say sharing a car with a stranger comes with risks that passengers should not ignore. It’s yet another bumpy ride for popular ride-hailing services Uber and Grab. Their new carpool versions in Vietnam, UberPOOL and GrabShare, have been blocked…
PT Uber Teknologi Indonesia will launch uberPOOL service in Jakarta this week. President Director of PT Uber Teknologi Indonesia Mike Brown said that uberPOOL is a carpooling service in urban areas. According to him, it could result in a more economically…
Uber is set to expand its pool of drivers and will launch “UberPool”, a carpooling service, in Bangkok next year. The private car company will increase the number of its drivers from 30,000 to 100,000 by next year as currently it can only serve around 85…
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