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(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to explain the “scientific basis” for its decision to limit to 47,500 the number of Transport Network Vehicle Service units in the country. “What’s the math used in this decision? What were the parameters used, like demand and supply?” Poe asked. She said the decision to limit the number of allowable units to 45,000 in Metro Manila, 500 in Metro […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has limited the number of vehicles operating under ride-sharing applications such as Uber and Grab nationwide to 45,700. According to LTFRB Memorandum Circular Number 2018-003, of the total number, 45,000 Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) units will be in Metro Manila; 500 in Metro Cebu; and 200 in Pampanga. “The numbers were arrived at based on the data given by the (Transport Network Companies) considering its […]
(Eagle News) – Transport Network Companies on Wednesday agreed to the mandatory opening of the packages of their passengers to ensure they do not contain any contraband. Grab, Uber, and U-Hop also agreed to ask their passengers for any identification, based on a memorandum of agreement the companies signed with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. “It’s mandatory, kahit anong klaseng package ‘yan dapat buksan…Io-open nung driver sa harapan ng sender…Bago niya open, please give me […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100,000 people in the Philippines were affected by an Uber data breach last year, the National Privacy Commission said. In a statement on Friday, the NPC said that the 171,000 consist of drivers and passengers, based on additional information provided by Uber itself. “We were also informed that the exposure of the affected data subjects was limited to their registered name, e-mail address, and phone number,” NPC Commissioner Raymund Enriquez said. […]
(Eagle News) — The National Privacy Commission on Tuesday confirmed that data of Filipino Uber users were among the data stolen in a breach late last year. In a statement, the NPC said this was based on information provided by Uber Philippines on Monday, over a year after the hack was reportedly deliberately hidden from the public by Uber’s US office. Uber Philippines said it had no prior knowledge about the breach that saw “some […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber said Tuesday hackers compromised personal data from some 57 million riders and drivers in a breach kept hidden for a year. “None of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it,” said a statement from chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi, who took over at the ridesharing giant in August. Two members of the Uber information security team who “led the response” that included not alerting […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars said Monday it has signed an agreement to supply “tens of thousands” of self-driving cars to Uber, as the ride-sharing company battles a number of different controversies. Volvo — which is owned by China’s Geely and has yet to build a self-driving system — said in a statement that it would supply Uber with “autonomous driving compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021.” Uber would then add […]
by Julie Charpentrat Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber’s tieup with Japanese tech giant SoftBank suggests the ridesharing giant is set to come of age in the business world, but it still faces a long road ahead. The deal is giving the world’s most valuable startup an additional $1 billion in capital and could allow SoftBank to acquire as much as 14 percent of Uber over time. While Uber has become a global phenomenon […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese tech giant SoftBank Tuesday said there was “no final agreement” on an investment in Uber and warned it could pull out of a potential deal if the terms were unsatisfactory. The statement came after Uber said it had entered an agreement with a consortium led by SoftBank and investment group Dragoneer on what it termed a “potential investment.” Uber unveiled the deal after former CEO Travis Kalanick and an influential […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Scandal hit ride-sharing company Uber on Sunday said it entered into a deal to sell a stake to Japan’s SoftBank as the firm looks to turn a new page ahead of its planned IPO by 2019. The move was announced shortly after reports emerged that its former CEO Travis Kalanick and an influential investor had buried the hatchet in a long feud that paved the way for the acquisition. “We’ve […]
“Secret distress signals” para sa mga TNVS driver, isinusulong (Eagle News) – Maaaring humingi na ng ID ang mga driver ng Grab Philippines sa kanilang mga magiging pasahero. Inanunsyo ito ng Grab sa isang e-mail na ipinadala nila sa kanilang mga customer. Ayon pa sa abiso, maaari itong ipatupad sa gabi. “We assure you that all information shown to our driver-partners will be kept confidential and will only be used for verification purposes,” ayon sa […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) — Eviation Aircraft chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay pictures a day not too far away when summoning a bargain plane ride with a smartphone will be as easy as hailing Uber. The Israel-based startup working on a self-piloting, electric aircraft was at the WSJD Live conference here Tuesday with a vision of “Uber meeting Tesla in the sky.” Bar-Yohay spoke of a future in which people […]
