Japan’s transport ministry plans to provide ride-hailing service operators with subsidies to cover two-thirds of the cost of introducing vehicles and multilingual ride-hailing apps, in an effort to improve transportation …
The transport ministry will allow the use of ride-hailing services as a means of transport in times of disasters to supplement taxis that are likely to be in short supply. …
Uber Japan has launched a trial of using vehicles for car-sharing services to transport customers under its ride-hailing services in Tokyo, with the aim of securing a sufficient number of …
China’s 7 million ride-hailing drivers are facing the threat of job loss from artificial intelligence as robotaxis begin to proliferate. Self-driving technology, still experimental, is being aggressively greenlit in China …
Waymo’s driverless car service officially launches on the Peninsula Tuesday morning when service expands to include Daly City, Broadmoor and Colma, company officials announced. The limited expansion comes five months …
Nagasaki – Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Sunday called for fully opening up the ride-hailing market, including allowing information technology firms to operate ride-hailing services. …
The government decided Thursday to continue in June and later its discussions on whether to fully lift a ban on ride-hailing services in Japan. Although Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted …
Uber Japan said it will launch on Monday its ride-hailing services, in which people use their personal vehicles to offer paid rides, in Japan. The move is designed to cope …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is teaming up with ride-hailing company Lyft to prevent human trafficking and raise awareness on the issue, the department announced Wednesday. The partnership, between …
Uber Japan said Friday that it will launch ride-sharing services in April. Uber Japan’s new services will only be available in areas and during times of the day deemed to …