Ride-hailing

Grab, ComfortDelGro Taxi to raise platform fees from Jan 1

[SINGAPORE] Taxi operator ComfortDelGro and ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing their platform fees from Jan 1, 2026.

The new licences will be valid for three years, compared to the one-year validity of the provisional ones.

Trans-Cab, Geolah receive full ride-hail licences from LTA

LTA has upgraded their provisional licences for point-to-point transport services

Tada and parent company MVL aim to scale the Hotpot initiative across South-east Asia.

Tada commits S$1 million to put brakes on high-commission ride-hailing models

The initiative aims to reverse falling driver earnings and rising ride-hail prices

Waymo robotaxis sit parked at a Waymo facility in San Francisco, California, Dec 08, 2025.

Waymo in talks to raise billions at over US$100 billion valuation: report

ALPHABET unit Waymo is in talks with potential investors to raise money at a valuation of at least US$100 billion, The Information reported on Tuesday, as competition intensifies in the nascent robota...

Tada, a zero-commission ride-hailing app built on blockchain, is challenging the economics of Singapore’s ride-hailing market.

A fairer ride? Rethinking the ride-hailing model

What if ride-hailing didn’t squeeze drivers? TADA founder Kay Woo explains how zero commissions, blockchain and transparent algorithms could reshape the industry’s future.

Grab driver-partners in Vietnam will receive special charging discounts at Charge+ facilities.

Grab, Charge+ to build EV charging network in Vietnam

The attempt is expected to complement the existing dominance of VinFast charging facilities across the country

Beijing views autonomous-driving technology as a strategic priority and has outlined a policy to make China the global leader in driverless vehicles by 2035.

WeRide trims losses as China’s robotaxi race gains momentum

The company currently holds autonomous driving permits in eight countries, the most out of all robotaxi players in the region

Grab president and chief operating officer Alex Hungate says: "In our business, the margins are very small, and therefore to make money, you’ve got to be very big."

M&A always on the radar as bigger players ‘tend to win’: Grab COO Alex Hungate

He stresses that greater scale is crucial to making money in the competitive, low-margin ride-hailing market

GoTo and Singapore-based Grab, whose significant shareholder is Uber Technologies, have held on-and-off discussions about a merger for years.

No Grab-GoTo merger notification yet, says Singapore competition watchdog

[SINGAPORE] The competition watchdog here has not received any notification from ride-hailing firms Grab or GoTo on any proposed merger, but said it remains open to engaging with the parties.

Danantara had started preliminary discussions with GoTo to acquire a minority stake in a combined entity.

GoTo shares jump to three-month high on report Danantara to be involved in Grab merger

The possibility of a failure or delay in the merger remains significant