Tag: uber

TNVS infestation: Uber and Grab services are no different to jeepneys and tricycles

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

The only relevant point that needs to be highlighted as far as the circus surrounding Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) like Uber and Grab is this: The only Filipinos who could really afford these services on routine bases are people who, themselves, could afford to own and drive private cars. A trip in an Uber…

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#Uber ‘legalisation’ in the Philippines: Seeing through the Silicon Valley hype

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 benign0 5 Comments

Of course, Silicon Valley would be rejoicing. One of their own, ride sharing network operator Uber, has recently been granted legal status in the Philippines. This development offers a ray of hope for embattled Uber which has been subject to strong pushback across Asia thanks to public transport operators, specifically taxi fleet operators, who feel…

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Digital transport network Uber: Could it cure Manila’s jeepney infestation?

May 23, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

What’s hot in the public transport innovation scene today? It’s Uber. The top (arguably) “digital transport network” in the world is looking at a possible USD12 billion valuation if efforts to raise a reported USD500 million in its most recent funding round bears fruit. Why is Uber hot? Because it applies well the same simple…

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