... s such as Uber and Airbnb as well as global giants such as Apple and Ford, which continue to evolve and revolutionize the marketplace. Enterprises in Asia and around the world want to innovate, but as ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
... ention is Uber, the ride-hailing app that is disrupting the taxi industry. It has a valuation of US$62.5 billion. The revolution Uber is bringing to the taxi industry may be just part of its long-term ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... rs. Enter Uber. Your on-demand driver willing to take you to your destination come rain, traffic and peak hours. At a price. A gap in the market existed, it has now been filled. A million people use t ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
Drivers seeking to be treated as employees of Uber Technologies Inc. won a ruling that adds tens of thousands of them to the case and may put hundreds of millions of dollars more at stake. A judge’s d ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
Uber Technologies Inc. has received the green light to operate its ride-hailing service in Jakarta after months of battling taxi companies and a police investigation. Transportation agency head Andri ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
... nies like Uber and Airbnb. The sharing economy they have adopted encourages people to make full use of, and make profit from, existing resources, for example their cars and homes. In the new world of ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-05
Car-hailing company Uber launched on Friday a new service called UberX in Hong Kong, targeting budget-conscious commuters. The new service comes after police arrested some of its staff and drivers in ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
Uber Technologies is seeking to raise up to US$2.1 billion in a financing round that will value the car-booking company at US$62.5 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the mat ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
... skRabbit, Uber and Angie’s List. Freelancer.com and Upwork are examples of platforms that help companies find and hire contingent workers for a range of specialized tasks such as software or website d ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30
An Indian court jailed a driver of US-based ride-hailing company Uber for life for raping a passenger, in a case that highlighted the dangers faced by women from violent sex attackers. Driver Shiv Kum ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-04
... -brainer. Uber utility Even though our technological devices have become smaller, we are demanding more from them than ever before, and single-function devices are becoming obsolete. Consumers want t ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-02
... pplauding Uber's surge pricing, under which the company raises price for a ride when demand is high. Higher rates through the mobile application will reduce waste. Likewise, the smart power grid syste ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-31
Uber has become active again in Hong Kong. The car-hailing service reopened its office in Cheung Sha Wan recently and drew nearly 80 new drivers to join its team by giving out HK$150 (US$19.35) gasoli ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-29
... ces said. Uber, whose head office in Hong Kong was raided by the city’s police and several of its employees and drivers arrested in August, seems to be cutting back its promotion activities as well. A ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-28
The rapid development of information technology has given rise to all sorts of new business models. Among them is Uber, which has become the arch-rival of the traditional taxi service industry in majo ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-16
... idikaudi, Uber and CAR Inc. Over the last decade, internet leaders in the US like Microsoft and Yahoo have been overtaken by nimbler rivals such as Apple. The same thing would apply to firms in this p ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
India has issued its first federal guidelines for app-based ride-hailing companies after almost a year of legal wrangling over the legal status of Uber Technologies Inc. and others. Under the guidelin ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
China aims to tighten oversight of online private-car-hailing services, posing a new challenge to firms such as Uber and Didi Kuaidi which are seeking faster growth in the market. According to draft r ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-12
Hong Kong taxi licenses have fallen to HK$6.4 million (US$825,802), down nearly 12 percent from their peak in May. Taxi groups are blaming the fall on ride-hailing company Uber, which has rattled the ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-24
A French court has rejected a challenge by Uber Technologies Inc. against a law that bans its low-cost Uberpop. The ruling by the country's highest constitutional court keeps legal pressure on the car ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23