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GrabTaxi surprises with move to open engg centre in Seattle

New hub to develop capabilities in machine learning, cloud computing, big data management and predictive analytics

Published Thu, Jan 14, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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IN a move that intrigued transport players here, South-east Asia-focused GrabTaxi will open an engineering centre in Seattle to build a dedicated engineering team in the United States, where rival ride-booking platform Uber is based and has engineering and research facilities in San Francisco and Pittsburg.

The new centre - slated to open this month - will complement Grab-Taxi's existing research and development (R&D) centres in Singapore and Beijing, and develop capabilities in machine learning, cloud computing, big data management and predictive analytics, the self-styled "hyperlocal" ride-booking company announced on Thursday.

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