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
A former Uber Technologies Inc. driver has won another round in her fight to fend off arbitration. A San Francisco state judge sided with the driver on Monday, saying Uber’s arbitration clause is unen ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-22
... y such as Uber in Hong Kong are not surprising. The government tends to stand in the way rather than facilitate new business ideas. People like to complain about the city’s high rentals, which are oft ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
... threat to Uber in its home market. The companies will take advantage of each other's knowledge of local regulations which have stymied many tech companies' attempts to enter China, as well as technolo ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
In a previous article last month, I concluded that Uber's business model does benefit consumers but said the operations still need appropriate regulation. Now, I will put forward two suggestions as to ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
... inational Uber did. If Hong Kong wants to ride the tech boom, it has to get ready for it. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Sept. 1. Translation by Alan Lee [Chinese version 中 ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
... ttle with Uber Technologies Inc., which is also raising money to expand in China. Didi Kuaidi boasts the backing of two of the country’s top internet companies, Alibaba and Tencent Holdings Ltd. Both ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
... operator Uber Technologies has also raised more funds for its China unit. Uber has raised US$1.2 billion so far from investors for its China unit, including an additional investment from strategic p ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
If there's Uber for taxis, there's microtransit for buses. The service involves private vans and buses which offer rides along fixed or flexible routes at a cost that is just a little more than public ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-04
... legal and Uber taxis that steal them from us. "The Hong Kong government took action against them, but ours has not, even though what they are doing is illegal. "I do not mind competition, but it must ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
