Ride-Hailing Apps/News/Discussion
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Thanx for highlighting the disclaimer in bold
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At the end of the day, it just a mastercard promotion underwritten by DBS, last time I apply, they give me 2D1N at RWS, now only give taxi free ride...somemore must be the first....10...., DBS, without the govt intervention and stake on it, long long close shop liao, cheapo bank employ cheapo ah neh FTs, offer to cheapo peoples, end up we, the TD having to take those Cheapo pax..mai lai cho luan lah. Any call or MDT with promo or free wan..limpek never entertain one lah...talk must be like my ex chief style..
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Dear Cabbies
Christmas is the season of giving. We would like to invite you to take part in our Charity event “ComfortDelGro Taxis spread the Christmas Cheer". This event will help to raise fund to support Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA) toward their members transport need.
For every successful booking job that you completed on 25 December 2015, our company will donate 50 cents to Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA). The more booking jobs you complete, the more will be donated to Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA) for a good cause.
Let’s work together to bring joys to the less fortunate.
Thank you and look forward to your support.
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What the company wants to donate is the company problem, afterall, they get tax incentives, in fact, taxi drivers are also consider as the less fortune one, if fortune enuf, why still drive taxi, so I would say cdg should contribute more to TD, who are also the in the less fortune group, like lowering of rental or free fuel days, most cabbies will clap hands. Singapore, after NKF and Renchi and many other charity organisation problem, had in a way, lost trust in many of these charity association, if you will to do a president charity show, I guess will not even hit a million even in today better earning and living conditions. People today prefer direct contribution, at face value to the people in concern that need the money, same goes to cdg, if they can lend a helping hand to driver like me, I would not hv to beg people like that nabey KTC for $50..
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met ppl promoting uber again
asking ppl at the bus stop to download the app for first free ride up to $10
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Dear Cabbies
Happy New Year to all!
To welcome Year 2016, we are giving $20 to 2,016 lucky cabbies. Just complete at least 1 job on the 1st day of January and you will be eligible for this lucky draw.
Winners will be notified via SMS. $20 will be credited to the winners’ bank account via Giro by 2nd week of January 2016
Knn cdg n their lucky draws Wahahaha -
OBK liao, still smlj Happy new year...knn $20 also not enuf to kio my bak bak chick.
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We’re not even competing with you, Uber tells angry cabbies http://yhoo.it/1JeRln7
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Malaysia cabbies lah... Of course Uber not competing lah, their model of business is different, they promote differently, they manage different, but the problem is they ate into the taxi trade pie. And to any man on the street who are doing business, if people start to come into your turf or part of your turf, am I right to say he or she would get agitated? It is not a competition, but rather a fierce occupation of people turf and rice bowl.
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let the free market mechanism take over and encourage competition.
overall the entire economy will benefit as a whole
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PARTY SMART AND RIDE HOME SAFE WITH US
This festive season, we teamed up with Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore to get you enjoying responsibly.
Come nightfall on 31 Dec’15 and 1 Jan’16, look out for Heineken ambassadors at Chijmes and Clarke Quay area, who will be giving out $10 GrabTaxi/GrabCar promo codes for party goers to ride home – you might just be the lucky one!
The GrabTaxi team would like to take this chance to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!
Enjoy responsibly this festive season. -
Originally posted by mattzai:
let the free market mechanism take over and encourage competition.
overall the entire economy will benefit as a whole
That was what Mabok Tan, former housing minister said on HDB and housing rising issue, let the free market adjust the pricing...thereafter, HDB 4 rm flats went from 70k to 500k in just 4 years. We welcome free market, but that does not imply a free market that benefit the consumers and the bosses/operators at the expense of the labourers. -
Taxi drivers in Hungary demand Uber be shut down http://str.sg/ZVgH
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Must be damn hungry and angry
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Fan Bing Bing..wow, my idol
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Friday January 29th, 2016
GrabTaxi Rebrands To Grab To Reflect Market Dominance in Southeast Asia
– Brings together all transport services under one brand – Grab
– Mobile app update and enhanced GrabPay and GrabWork features further improve user experienceSingapore, 28 January 2016 – GrabTaxi, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing platform, rebrands to Grab today. The new Grab encompasses all the company’s services: taxis (GrabTaxi), private car services (GrabCar), motorcycle taxis (GrabBike), social carpooling (GrabHitch) and last mile delivery (GrabExpress), under one umbrella brand.
Rebrand signifies Grab’s market dominance in Southeast Asia
Since launching in 2012, Grab has evolved from a humble taxi-booking app to Southeast Asia’s largest land transport company, with over 200,000 drivers and over 11 million mobile downloads.
Since mid-2015, the company experienced 35 per cent average monthly growth in GrabCar rides and a 75 per cent average monthly growth in GrabBike rides across the region.
“We’ve grown over the years – and we’re now much more than a taxi app. This new brand is an important evolution that represents our goal to outserve our customers. We are not only providing passengers with a transport service, we are saving them time and ensuring they have a safe ride,” said Anthony Tan, Group CEO and Co-Founder, Grab.
He added, “Grab aims to make transportation accessible to everyone in Southeast Asia. We have set the benchmark in the industry, with the most number of transport services that cater to all price points, all available in one app. We have something for everyone – and are committed to delivering the best possible user experience.”
New visual identity
The new brand represents our growing platform of on-demand services to serve the transport industry as a whole. It underscores our brand promises: To provide the freedom to get to your destination safely and conveniently; the freedom to choose the best transport option for you; the freedom to pursue a rewarding livelihood.
The new logo was designed with freedom at its core. The dual lines are inspired by roadways and they represent the endless road of possibilities. They symbolise the new journey Grab is taking in parallel with its passengers, drivers, employees and society at large.
User experience enhancements
Grab’s focus on the customer experience has been translated into new app features to make the updated Grab app more user-friendly. The app is designed to be lighter and provide even faster access to ride bookings.
“We are focused on designing the best possible product for our users. We take a hyperlocal approach to understand what users in each Southeast Asian city prefers, from language preferences to payment options,” said Tan Hooi Ling, Co-Founder, Grab. “The updated Grab app is about improving the core experience – we want to make it as simple as two clicks to book a ride.”
- Enhancements to improve user experience
- Personalised locations – faster two-click booking experience
Pick-up and drop-off points will be pre-filled based on your favourite places. Users’ preferred locations will be ranked by the day, time and users’ physical location. This enables most users to book a ride in just two clicks. - Automated retries – hands-free rebooking
The “auto-retry” feature minimises repeated booking attempts if a passenger does not get a vehicle within the first attempt, without having to manually go through the booking process again. - Live driver tracking – better estimation of pick-up times
Watch the Grab vehicle make its way to you, with real-time driver tracking on the map. Users can better estimate the arrival time of their driver, and when they should head to the pick-up location. - Simplified registration process – faster sign-ups for new users
Android users can sign up more quickly for Grab. The app will automatically confirm the user’s identity and mobile phone number, with most users not needing to key in anything – just click to confirm. This will be rolled out to iOS in the near future.
- Personalised locations – faster two-click booking experience
- “Flash” – delivering the power of the Grab network
With the touch of just the one button, Flash searches all of the closest taxis and GrabCars to find the best vehicle for users across both services – meaning passengers will get where they need to go with less waiting.
Flash is available in Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam, and will be rolled out in Malaysia on 30 January and Thailand in February. - GrabPay – multiple credit card support
Go cashless and zip out of a taxi or GrabCar once arriving at the destination. GrabPay enables passengers to go cashless by using a credit card payment, making the entire commuting experience seamless. Users still retain the freedom to choose between cash or cashless option as and when they like. For peace of mind, users will receive fare confirmations via the app and an email receipt. Users will also be able to use multiple credit cards and easily toggle to choose which to use.
GrabPay is available in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia, and multiple credit card support will be available in Singapore starting 28 January and Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia in February. GrabPay will be rolled out in Thailand and Vietnam in the first half of 2016. - GrabWork – business-friendly features for working professionals
Expense business rides separately. Business professionals who use Grab for meetings will be thrilled to know that they can now tag their business rides on the go. Other new in-app features include the expense code and trip detail fields for tracking and expense claims purposes.
Passengers can login online to Grab Passenger Hub (hub.grab.co) to download their consolidated business or personal statements for claims submission purposes. With multiple credit card support, users can add a corporate card and easily toggle between personal and corporate payment options.
GrabWork is available in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam starting 28 January. Companies who wish to register for a corporate account with Grab may do so at www.grab.co/business.
The Grab app is available for free in Google Play and Apple App Store for Android and iOS users respectively. Existing GrabTaxi and MyTeksi users will automatically have their apps updated from 28 January if auto update is enabled.
Grab Freedom Day
Grab is holding Grab Freedom Day in the capital cities of the six countries it operates in. During this event, over a hundred Grabbers including the management team across the region will spend a day as Grab drivers.
“In order for us to outserve our customers, we need to understand them and what better way than spending an entire day as a driver and for a good cause too,” said Cheryl Goh, VP of Marketing for Grab.
Passengers who book vehicles driven by Grabbers will ride for free, and the value of the ride will be donated to charities across the region.
Grab Freedom Day will be held in Philippines on 29 January, Singapore and Malaysia on 30 January, Vietnam on 2 February, and Indonesia and Thailand on 3 February.
- Enhancements to improve user experience
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Same shit different hole only, like last time the toothpaste Darkie become Darlie, now loose business, because people still prefer Darkie mah Grab might be sharing the same fate, I never trust any set up business that keep changing business name...like want to run road liao.
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They are just making it easier for themselves to expand to other sectors.....right now it is just transporation related businesses.....maybe in future they would expand to GrabComputers, GrabHotel, GrabMobile, GrabCasino, GrabBoat, GrabRestuarant and so on.
My main concern is GrabCar is grabbing our customers especially the longer distance customers.
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This is the way things evolve
Just like in the humble beginning NTUC Comfort Taxis has only 1000 Morris Oxford taxis ,become Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd, merge become ComfortDelgro,
ComfortDelGro is one of largest land transport companies in the world with a global workforce, a global shareholder base and a global outlook.
The Group was formed on 29 March 2003 through the merger of two land transport companies - Comfort Group and DelGro Corporation. Both had started out in the 1970s and had, by the time of the merger, grown to become successful listed land transport companies. Following the merger, ComfortDelGro has expanded significantly and now operates in seven countries and has a global fleet of over 46,500 vehicles.
ComfortDelGro’s businesses include bus, taxi, rail, car rental and leasing, automotive engineering services, inspection and testing services, driving centre, insurance broking services and outdoor advertising.
Apart from being the market leader in Singapore, ComfortDelGro has a significant overseas presence. The Group’s operations currently extend from the United Kingdom and Ireland to Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, as well as across 11 cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang and Chengdu.
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FYI, there are buyers from China looking to buy over cdg Singapore, so, dun assume cdg is profitable and able to sustain a change in environment, if any Chinese consortium who bought over Cdg...Cdg will expand to China all over, that is a big business we are talking about here. And to the shareholders...why not? if billionaires from China is willing to paid them millions for their shares...quickly let go and enjoy life. But but but..why cdg had never let go...because taxi in Singapore in the eyes of our govt, is consider an essential transport with national security at stake. If not because of these...long long sold liao...smlj cdg. Temasek and GIC without CPF funds..can be deficit liao.
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Next time any child sick, book grabcar for free rides
the above case is a good precedent
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Can afford to give free rides, grabcar driver muz be Jin oh tan lor
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Pax also not stupid
Wana safe money call for GC lol
Emergency still can choose lol
The driver also wayang duwan take money....wtf