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Uber puzzles industry with carpool launch

Uber Commute is similar to Grab's offering, GrabHitch, that was launched in 2015

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Published Wed, Mar 14, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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    UBER on Wednesday launched Uber Commute in Singapore, baffling industry watchers who told The Business Times that this came three years after its rival Grab launched a similar product, and amid speculation that Uber will soon sell its South-east Asian business to Grab.

    Lee Der-Horng, director of the NUS-LTA Transport Research Centre, said: "I actually see no reason why Uber should do this at this point in time. Whether the move is related to the rumoured sale of its regional unit to Grab, I am not sure. But fundamentally, Uber Commute is not going to be a game-changer to Uber."

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