Articles about Ride Sharing

Save up to 20% versus a solo ride

Pampanga commuters, heads up: GrabShare is now available in your area. The tech company recently made the announcement via social media. In case you're not aware-or you haven't ridden a ride-sharing vehicle in a very long time-GrabShare

The initial 4,000 slots were filled quickly

With the country mostly relaxing its restrictions on Covid-19, the need for mobility and transport is coming back to pre-pandemic levels. Keen on catering to that demand, Grab Philippines would like an additional 20,000 slots for Transport Network Vehicle

What’s been happening during the second week of ECQ?

Robot cleaners included

Remember the pre-2020 days? We'll allow you a moment to cast your mind back to the halcyon days of hugging, clubbing, traveling, and not barricading yourself in the house for two weeks at the merest hint of a sore throat.

Sometimes all it takes is an idea whose time has come

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person, in possession of a car, must want the car in front of them to get out of the way. But, as you might know if you've ever, say, driven a car on

He served as country head for seven years

Brian Cu is leaving his role as president of Grab Philippines effective August 14, 2020. A statement released by the company on July 15 said that Cu "has decided to move on to focus other business interests as an entrepreneur in the

Local operations will be affected

No one in the transport sector has been left unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not even the Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing firm, Grab.In a statement released earlier today, the company's CEO Anthony Tan announced that around 5%

Beginning tomorrow at noon

GrabShare regulars, take note: The service, which is a more affordable version of a regular GrabCar albeit with shared passengers, is set to be suspended by the ride-hailing platform due to the continued spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines.According

Among other violations

Grab is a service that goes both ways. It takes cooperation from both the passenger and driver's side to make this whole thing work. And if you think you can get away with being an inconsiderate user without repercussions, think again.

The features were supposed to make rides safer

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued a cease and desist order (CDO) against Grab's in-car video and audio recording and selfie-verification pilot runs, saying these are not in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and may

It’s not going into production just yet, though

Back in 2016, General Motors acquired the self-driving startup Cruise for an undisclosed fee, just nine months after the company had acquired a licence to test autonomous cars on the streets of San Francisco.Then, in 2018, it was announced that

Carmakers seem to be adopting a wait-and-see attitude

While the car industry tells us car sharing is the future, it's not actually going well in the present. The joint BMW-Daimler service ShareNow (formerly DriveNow and Car2Go) has announced it's pulling out of the UK (where it operated

How much did you get?

What better way to end the year than by getting back some money, right? As promised, Grab Philippines today began issuing refunds as mandated by the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). This was after the government agency ordered the ride-sharing company to

There’s a bit to catch up on

Is a new rivalry brewing?

It looks like Grab might finally have some real competition in the local ride-sharing scene.According to a report by Inquirer.net, DiDi Chuxing, China's largest ride-sharing company with over 550 million users across Asia, South America, and Australia,

Introducing GrabFamily and GrabPet

The newly launched GrabCar Premium service sounds nice and all, and we're sure it'll have its own share of users. But if you've been waiting for the ride-hailing company to roll out something more practical and inclusive, this

Ascent Urban Air Mobility currently services eight locations

We're all probably sick and tired of the horrible Metro Manila traffic situation, which seems to worsen by the day. If you're desperate and wealthy (and gutsy) enough, there's a traffic-beating alternative mode of transport you could look

Stay in the loop

Think twice

Have you made a habit out of canceling your Grab bookings because a) the driver is too far away, b) your ride is taking too long to arrive, or c) you just feel like it? If yes, you might want to change

A steep price to pay

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has fined Grab and Uber a total of $13,001,702 SGD ($9.5 million USD, P500 million) for the two companies' merger, which the agency described as "anti-competitive."In a statement