BANGKOK (AP) — An association of taxi drivers in Thailand on Wednesday urged the government to reconsider a proposed regulation that would allow the use of private cars for online ride-sharing services, saying it would create unfair competition and cost taxi drivers their jobs. Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved the project, which would allow personal […]
Month: May 2021
Thailand moves to regulate ride-sharing apps for taxis
Never behind on a trend, Thailand is jumping on the bandwagon, having welcomed the bandwagon for the first time using a carpooling app. Many countries have wondered how to regulate the concept of taxi app and the gray area it occupies between not quite a taxi and not quite a private car, and now Thailand […]
Global Online Taxi Services Market Report (2021 to 2030) – COVID-19 Growth and Change – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The report “Online Taxi Services Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Growth and Change to 2030” has been added to from ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. This report provides strategists, marketers, and senior management with the essential information they need to assess the global online taxi services market. The global online taxi services market is expected to grow […]
Shuttle and taxi services between VIA and SPI are constantly improving
HARLINGEN, Texas – The City of Harlingen and South Padre Island are working closer than ever to provide efficient shuttle service between SPI and Valley International Airport. This is the view of Marv Esterly, Director of Aviation at VIA. “We’re united at the hip with South Padre Island, the city of Harlingen and Valley International […]
Online taxi drivers worried that Covid patients are hiding their status – The New Indian Express
Express press service KOCHI: Online taxi operators, especially those of Uber and Ola, are in a difficult situation as several potential passengers, who test positive for Covid and their relatives in quarantine, greet the journeys while hiding their health status. health. Drivers issued a public appeal which said those intending to use the online taxi […]
Ola offers free oxygen concentrators on the Taxi app in some areas
Leading taxi service provider Ola announced on Monday (May 10) that the company will soon offer delivery of free oxygen concentrators to citizens in need. This is done by Ola in collaboration with the NGO GiveIndia. Citizens can book the oxygen concentrators on the Ola ridesharing app. However, users must return the device once the […]
Global Online Taxi Services Market Report 2021: COVID 19
New York, May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the publication of the report “Online Taxi Services Global Market Report 2021: COVID 19 Growth And Change to 2030” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06070274/ ?utm_source=GNW The global online taxi services market is expected to grow from $23.42 billion in 2020 to $28.65 billion in 2021 at a compound […]
How Uber Drivers Avoided — and Contributed to — the Plight of Taxi Drivers
Countries around the world are debating whether to classify Uber drivers and other gig economy workers as independent contractors or employees. But when Uber first appeared, the main topic of debate was whether its drivers were actually taxi drivers. Why was it carpooling or carpooling application managed by tech company that is also applying to […]
Driver-owned London taxi app details COVID impact and road to recovery
Image credit: Taxiapp TaxiPoint sat down with Taxiapp, a cooperative, driver-run booking app in the capital, to discuss the impact of COVID and the road to recovery. How has the pandemic impacted Taxiapp? The pandemic has impacted all aspects of the taxi business. Especially since work levels were at a point where it seemed like […]