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Grab app now spots unsafe drivers
Ride-hailing service Grab on Tuesday incorporated telematics into its mobile application to automatically spot drivers behaving unsafely, such as speeding, swerving and hard braking and accelerating....
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Grab Expands ‘JustGrab’ Service to Bangkok, Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai for...
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform, today announced the expansion of its JustGrab service to Bangkok, Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai, following the...
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Ride hailing firm Grab commits $100 million to expand in Myanmar
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ride-hailing firm Grab, the main Southeast Asian rival of Uber Technologies Inc, said it would commit $100 million over the next three years to deepen its presence in Myanmar,...
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Grab aims to double number of rides by year’s end as services added
By JIRAPAN BOONNOON ONLINE-based taxi operator Grab expects to generate growth in daily ride numbers in Thailand of more than 100 per cent by the end of this year. The projection comes as the company...
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Ride-hailing firm Grab launches services in Cambodia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ride-hailing firm Grab said it launched its services in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, officially expanding its presence to an eighth country in Southeast Asia. The company said on Tuesday...
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Uber to leave Thailand – plans to sell Southeast Asia business to Grab: Report
Uber plans to sell Southeast Asia business to Grab – CNBC (Reuters) – Uber Technologies is preparing to sell its Southeast Asia ride-hailing business to Singapore-based Grab in return for a substantial...
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GrabRent offers chauffeur service
Passengers can enjoy a daily car rental with chauffeur service with GrabRent, a new ride-hailing service from Grab. Passengers booking with GrabRent will be able to travel to multiple destinations all...
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Grab in advanced talks to buy some of Uber’s Southeast Asia businesses: source
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing firm, Grab, is in advanced negotiations to buy parts of Uber Technologies Inc’s business in the region, said a source with knowledge of the...
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Uber to sell Southeast Asia business to rival Grab – source
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Sunday,...
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Grab says Uber deal driven independently by firms, has SoftBank support
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grab’s acquisition of U.S. ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc’s [UBER.UL] Southeast Asian business was driven independently by the two companies, and was supported by their...
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CONFIRMED: Uber exits Thailand, sells Southeast Asia business to Grab
Uber sells Southeast Asia business to Grab after costly battle SINGAPORE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab,...
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As Uber bows out to Grab, drivers and riders bemoan loss of choice
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A mix of concern and disappointment met Uber Technologies Inc’s [UBER.UL] deal to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, as drivers and users of the...
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Singapore watchdog says Uber-Grab deal infringes competition
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s competition watchdog said it had reasonable grounds to suspect competition had been infringed by Uber Technologies Inc’s deal to sell its Southeast Asia operations to...
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Grab taking over Uber: What does this mean for customers in Thailand?
Last month ride hailing company Uber announced it was selling its Southeast Asia operation to rival Grab. Here’s what Grab’s acquisition of Uber in Southeast Asia means for users in Thailand. Can I...
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Philippines, Malaysia put Uber-Grab deal under anti-competition scrutiny
MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Philippines and Malaysia said on Monday they will look into whether Uber Technologies’ move to sell its Southeast Asian business to ride-hailing rival Grab hinders...
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Grab’s Uber deal still has some obstacles to navigate
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Regulatory scrutiny could complicate ride-hailing company Grab’s takeover of Uber Technologies’ Southeast Asian business, but there is little the authorities can do to stop Uber...
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Southeast Asia’s Grab launches innovation arm to develop tech start-ups
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asia’s Grab on Tuesday launched Grab Ventures, its innovation arm to develop technology start-ups in sectors such as transport, food services, logistics and financial...
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Toyota Motor to invest $1 billion in ride-hailing firm Grab
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) has agreed to invest $1 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab as a lead investor in the company’s ongoing financing round, which was...
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Toyota captures data goldmine in $1 billion Grab bet
TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – By pumping $1 billion into ride-hailing firm Grab, Toyota Motor Corp stands to gain a passenger-side view of tens of thousands of cars across Southeast Asia, tracking how...
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Grab launches grocery delivery service in race for growth
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grab unveiled a grocery delivery service on Tuesday, betting the firm’s extensive network of 7.1 million drivers, agents and merchants will help steer the company as it expands...
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