Article teasers listed below are related to driving and traffic rules in Singapore.
The New Paper - 5 years ago
For private-hire car drivers struggling to pass the vocational licence course required to continue their livelihood, there may be some reprieve.
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PDVL Paper 1
LTA
The Straits Times - 6 years ago
Uber Technologies Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Southeast Asian ride-hailing business to rival Grab and could announce the deal as early as Monday morning in Singapore, people familiar with the matter said.
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Grab
Uber
Engadget - 6 years ago
Now that Waymo's long-running lawsuit against Uber is finally settled, the two companies are free to cozy up to a possible partnership. According to a report at The Information, Uber executives, led by new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, have been looking for a way to get Uber riders into Waymo's autonomous ...
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Uber
Waymo
CNBC - 6 years ago
Uber is preparing to sell its Southeast Asia business to Singapore's Grab in exchange for a sizable stake in the company, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. No deal has been reached yet, and the timing of any such deal is uncertain. Grab provides private car, motorbike, taxi and ...
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Grab
Uber
TODAYonline - 6 years ago
People interested in obtaining the Private Hire Car Driver Vocational Licence (PDVL) have to attend a 10-hour course and then take a test comprising two papers. Paper 1, on service quality and health and safety, has 50 multiple choice questions. Paper 2 , on private-hire car rules and regulations, has 50 multiple choice questions
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LTA
The Independent - 6 years ago
Ride-hailing service provider Grab is phasing out its GrabCar services to introduce GrabCar Plus, which will be 20 per cent more expensive for drivers. The move, which will come into effect in April this year, will provide services to customers willing to pay a little more for better rated drivers and newer cars.
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GrabCar Plus
The Business Times - 6 years ago
If Uber Technologies is planning a retreat from Asia, no one told Brooks Entwistle, head of the ride-hailing company's business in the region. The San Francisco-based company is planning an expansion in Japan and is offering faster booking and cheaper rides to gain share in Singapore, ...
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PDVL
Uber
Business Insider - 6 years ago
Unlike the Ford GoBike bike-share scheme already in place in San Francisco, Jump's bikes are electric and dockless. Using the app (either Uber's or Jump's), a person can find a nearby bicycle, unlock it, ride it wherever they need to go, then lock it up to a traditional bike parking rack with the built-in lock.
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PDVL
Uber
Channel NewsAsia - 6 years ago
“You already have the Grab app, what do you actually do at work?” That's a question Grab's head of engineering Ditesh Gathani had to field, from his family no less, now that the Singapore-headquartered ride-hailing company is up and running in eight markets in the region. But the computing ...
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Grab
Nikkei Asian Review - 6 years ago
Grab wants to offer rides on anything from taxis and motorbikes to shuttle buses and shared cabs so that it can reach areas where the roads are poor and infrastructure underdeveloped. "Autonomous vehicles can connect the passengers that live in remote locations [where] public transportation is somewhat ...
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Grab
Autonomous