S'pore is Uber's choice testbed for new moves
Its Singapore GM says the firsts include setting up a car rental company and letting riders pay in cash
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UBER is ever experimenting - and Singapore remains a choice testing ground for the San Francisco-based ride-booking app, Uber Singapore general manager Warren Tseng told reporters on Monday.
It is a market Uber "prioritises", it is the "San Francisco of this part of the world", he said. Singapore is where Uber has made several "big bold bets" - an operating principle spelt out on the company's office walls - from setting up a car-rental company to recruiting drivers to venturing into cash payments to woo heartlanders.
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