Local taxi app HKTaxi has been acquired by Uber in a deal that Uber said was “driving the adoption of e-hailing in the city”. HKTaxi, founded by Kay Lui and Maff Wong […]
UBER BUYS LOCAL STARTUP HKTAXI, “DRIVING ADOPTION OF E-HAILING”
PUBLIC IN THE DARK OVER FRESH 2-YEAR $5.4M PEDESTRIAN SIGN STUDY
Hong Kongers are to be kept in the dark over a two-year HK$5.4 million contract to conduct a feasibility study into the development of a new pedestrian wayfinding signage system for the […]
LAWMAKERS PLAN CENTRALISED CLOUD FOR TAXI DASHCAM FOOTAGE
Lawmakers have proposed a centralised cloud of taxi dashcam footage to combat fraud and prevent taxi drivers withholding incriminating footage of their accidents. Frankie Yick Chi-ming, transport-sector lawmaker and transport panel chairman, […]
1883 LAW INVOKED AS TOP COURT QUASHES UBER APPEAL
Citing laws and judgements as diverse as Hong Kong’s 1883 transport law and a 2015 case between Uber and Transport for London, the Court of Final Appeal has thrown out an appeal […]
UBER FACEMASK LIE STRANDS PREGNANT WOMAN
An Uber driver falsely claimed a pregnant woman wasn’t wearing a face mask as justification for abruptly cancelling a booked trip in the early hours of this morning (5 September). Uber sent […]
UBER “NEGLIGENT” ON PERMITS, INSURANCE, SAYS LAWMAKER
Uber is operating without due diligence on hire car licences and lacks proper insurance, according to a scathing attack by transport sector lawmaker Frankie Yick Chi-ming, who says the firm’s recent “ridesharing” […]
RIDESHARE OR TAXI OPERATOR? CRUCIAL QUESTIONS FOR UBER’S HONG KONG FUTURE
Uber’s two-month “Regulate Uber” publicity blitz and its dangled carrot of a regional HQ relocation may have failed to entice the Hong Kong government into regulatory talks but its general manager Estyn […]
BREAKING: UBER’S ASIA HQ TO STICK IN SINGAPORE
Uber’s Asia Pacific Headquarters will remain in Singapore for the medium term, the firm says, after it earlier indicated it might move to Hong Kong should the government adopt a more open […]
UBER ADDS TRANSIT TO HK APP
Uber today added real-time public transport data to its ride-sharing app in Hong Kong, with the launch of Uber Transit, a feature that allows users to integrate public transport into their Uber […]
