World News Headlines July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling 0 Uber’s global reach grows as the company’s ridesharing comes to Tokyo 0 0000 0 0 more Uber’s global reach grows as the company’s ridesharing comes to Tokyo July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 5, 2020 Under One Ceiling Uber’s global reach grows as the company’s ridesharing comes to Tokyo It took six years, but Uber is finally hitting the road in Tokyo. The company kicked off rideshare operations in Japan’s capital city on Friday, according to a report from Bloomberg. Thanks to a partnership with three local taxi services, Tokyo riders can summon one of the 600 cars plugged into the app. Uber may face an uphill battle in building a customer base in the Japanese city. As Bloomberg notes, Tokyo is one of the biggest taxi markets in the world, but the vast majority of those cabs are hailed on the street. Then again, that’s how New York City always operated until Uber came along. The app’s arrival in Manhattan offered a solution to the problem of scarce cab availability during the rush hour periods of the day. Some Tokyo residents may also see the appeal of using a service like Uber with its mandated safety policies in the midst of a pandemic – assuming those safety policies even apply to cars that fly the Uber banner through their employer’s partnership with the San Francisco-based company. Read more… More about Uber, Tokyo, Ridesharing, Tech, and Big Tech Companies Related Related posts: Disappearing WhatsApp messages roll out to iOS beta users With Ant Group being overhauled, its record IPO is in limbo This simple oil spray bottle on Amazon is an actual game changer for cooking tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus next Would you like to see a 'fluffy' galaxy? Check out Hubble's spectacular new photo.
