Uber Technologies Inc. is prepared to make concessions to restore its revoked London taxi license, the Sunday Times reported, two days after the ride service said it will fight the suspension in court. Tom Elvidge, general manager of Uber in London, told the newspaper his ...
The transport ministry plans to introduce fixed-fare unlimited-ride services for taxis, similar to commuter passes for trains, to help attract more customers, officials said Wednesday.
After a four-month trial period, Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab has begun full operations in Myanmar, launching localized apps with new safety and technology features. Hooi Ling Tan, co-founder of Grab, said Myanmar has become the seventh country to be covered by its ride-hailing platform, ...
Uber Technologies Inc. is at risk of losing out on another big chunk of the global market. Grab, the leading provider of ride-hailing services in Southeast Asia, said Monday it raised $2 billion from SoftBank Group Corp. and China's Didi Chuxing and expects to receive ...
Travis Kalanick, the combative and troubled CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, resigned Tuesday under pressure from investors. The company's board confirmed the move early Tuesday, saying in a statement that Kalanick is taking time to heal from the death of his mother in a boating ...
Laox said Wednesday it will acquire a taxi operator in Kyoto in an effort to enhance its diversified customer services amid growing demand from foreign visitors. The retailer, a major duty-free shop operator, will acquire a full stake in Aito Kotsu on July 1 at ...
A combination of rain showers and tax prep in March signal Tokyo's segue into spring. Cherry blossoms are nearly in bud, but cold, damp days of crunching fiscal figures can put people in dour moods. After wandering a wet backstreet, absorbing little more than precipitation, ...
Four people were injured, including one seriously, when a taxi crashed through an intersection and swerved onto a sidewalk in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday morning. After being rammed from behind by a car, the taxi hit a motorbike and other vehicles, as well as a ...
A taxi rammed a hospital in the city of Fukuoka on Saturday, killing three people and injuring at least seven, the police said. Tatsuo Matsuoka, the 64-year-old driver, was arrested at the scene. The taxi, which was devoid of passengers, slammed into Harasanshin Hospital in Hakata ...
In a small coastal town on the Sea of Japan, Uber Technologies Inc. is deploying an unusual strategy. The average age of an Uber passenger in Kyoto's Tangocho district, population 5,914, is at least 70. Even stranger: Most of these elderly customers don't own a ...
The Fukuoka District Court on Tuesday ruled that it is illegal for the government to order a taxi firm to raise its prices to prevent excessive price-cutting competition. The court decided in favor of Blue Zoo Co., a Fukuoka-based taxi operator that claimed it should ...
Taxi firms begin experimenting with a lower minimum fare of ¥410 in four wards to assess the demand for short trips.
