Uber and Grab no more? LTFRB needs brains

[rudy_corolla]

Truth is, Uber is really just gathering data now until it pivots into a driverless model.



I'm not one to side with large multinational corporations, particularly Uber, who does not own any of the cars nor employ any of the drivers. These drivers and Uber operators essentially pay a tax to Uber to get to join in its "ride-sharing" gimmick which really is a paid taxi service.

The root cause is the lack of viable alternatives and a reliable/dependable taxi service for the common tao.

(A case study here is Tokyo. The government took a sane approach at regulations for app-based transportation. And curiously, Uber hasn't taken off there as well as in Manila.)

Had the LTRFB properly implemented rules and regulations on taxis and had erring drivers banned, pinoys wouldn't be clamoring for the likes of foreign-owned billion-dollar companies like Uber.

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Paano naman mag-take off ang Uber sa Tokyo eh da best ang public transpo dun specially train system. Bihira lang ang mag-taxi at san ka naman makakakita ng taxi na automatic na magbubukas ng pinto pasa sa pasahero

[box_type]

well i'm not interested in Grab

so i didn't bother to read up on its history

i'm only interested in unicorns (companies with more than $10B valuation that haven't gone public yet -- meaning they're still privately held)

like Uber, Didi Chuxing, Airbnb etc

didn't bother back reading but i got these from google...

Uber
Formerly called
UberCab (2009–2011)
Type
Privately held company
Industry
Transportation
Delivery (commerce)
Founded March 2009; 8 years ago
Founders Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Area served
Worldwide, 633 cities[1]
Key people
Travis Kalanick
(CEO, 2011-2017)
Thuan Pham
(CTO)
Ryan Graves
(VP, Global Operations)
David Richter
(SVP, Business)
Products Mobile app, website
Services
Technology Company
Vehicle for hire
Delivery (commerce)


Grab
Industry Online / Technology
Founded 2012
Founders Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling
Headquarters Singapore
Number of locations
Available in 30 cities across 6 countries
Key people
Anthony Tan (CEO & Co-Founder)
Ming Maa (President)
Tan Hooi Ling (Co-Founder)

[uls]

didn't bother back reading but i got these from google...

Uber
Formerly called
UberCab (2009–2011)
Type
Privately held company
Industry
Transportation
Delivery (commerce)
Founded March 2009; 8 years ago
Founders Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Area served
Worldwide, 633 cities[1]
Key people
Travis Kalanick
(CEO, 2011-2017)
Thuan Pham
(CTO)
Ryan Graves
(VP, Global Operations)
David Richter
(SVP, Business)
Products Mobile app, website
Services
Technology Company
Vehicle for hire
Delivery (commerce)


Grab
Industry Online / Technology
Founded 2012
Founders Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling
Headquarters Singapore
Number of locations
Available in 30 cities across 6 countries
Key people
Anthony Tan (CEO & Co-Founder)
Ming Maa (President)
Tan Hooi Ling (Co-Founder)

Sir, i'd like to know

1. how much capital Grab has raised so far

2. what its valuation is

3. how much cash they're burning every month

[uls]

i haven't been watching Grab coz it's relatively small

but with latest fund raising Grab is gaining on Uber

they're gonna get $2B from Softbank and Didi Chuxing

valuation is now above 5 B

[Ry_Tower]

Kung hindi lang kasi kupal ang madaming taxi drivers na taga ang presyo at namimili ng pasahero, hindi gagana yang uber or grab.

Tama sabi dito, sa Japan hindi umubra yan kasi ayus ang public transpo system. Dapat naisip din ito ng LTFRB at hindi blanket stoppage agad. Okay din iregulate pero huwag naman na yung mukhang kriminal/sobrang illegal ng mga uber at grab operators.

[minicarph]

sobrang kriminal nga magisip yan mga nagpatakbo ng Uber or Grab fleets of 10 to 20 cars tapos ni isa walang permit sa gobyerno. I mean pano nga kung nagka-akisidente. cases are settled in court. how can a rider be represented kung ang kalaban nya eh UBer/Grab + Operator coz of neglect. eh hindi ka tutulungan ng gobyerno nyan, coz colorum yan eh.

I think tama ang LTFRB. si deakin mali. sasabihen nila may insurance. Private insurance are also subjected by govt. laws. eh kung sabihin ng gobyerno na mali ang insurance at tanggalan ng permit. pwede gamitin ng insurance para hindi magbayad.

[baludoy]

A pic of the some of the pending permit applications of uber and grab drivers at the ltfrb gathering dust



when you look into the abyss, the abyss looks into you

[Lew_Alcindor]

Paano naman mag-take off ang Uber sa Tokyo eh da best ang public transpo dun specially train system. Bihira lang ang mag-taxi at san ka naman makakakita ng taxi na automatic na magbubukas ng pinto pasa sa pasahero

Nakapag-taxi ako sa Japan (Chiba) kasi kelangan pumunta sa banko para mag-open ng account. Eh malakas ulan kaya dyahe maglakad. Nag-taxi kami nung guide ko. Hindi pinabayaran nung matandang taxi driver. Saan ka pa?

[niky]

Nakapag-taxi ako sa Japan (Chiba) kasi kelangan pumunta sa banko para mag-open ng account. Eh malakas ulan kaya dyahe maglakad. Nag-taxi kami nung guide ko. Hindi pinabayaran nung matandang taxi driver. Saan ka pa?

Japanese taxi drivers are freaking fantastic. Sobrang bait. Sobrang polite. Sobrang linis. Tapos super-smooth pa mag-drive.

Kung ganyan lang lahat ng PUV drivers sa Pinas, (we have some good eggs, but too many bad ones), no more need for Uber, Grab or Premium Taxi.

[minicarph]

kung papanoorin nyo yun Silence ni Andrew Garfield saka si Taken Neeson, dun makikita talaga na ang Japan ang sobrang quality and sacrifice. no di na kelangan pa ng Catholic faith to conquer them coz they know and understand the true meaning of sacrifice and quality. kaya ni-Loreno Ruiz nila lahat ng mga nag-attempt eh convert sila kahit mga pari pa ng Vatican

Japan beleive in N.V.W.S - no victory without sacrifice. kaya ako sobrang saludo ako sa Japan. if you ask me, kaya siguro ginyera ng Japan saka Germany ang mundo kasi lahat tayo tamad at pretensious na malakas ang vanity pero deep inside we are not great as we say we are