A GrabTaxi logo is seen on a car neck pillow in a taxi in Hanoi, Vietnam in this September 9, 2015 file photo. Grab Taxi is expected to provide a business update on November 11, 2015. REUTERS/Kham/FilesTHE ASIA FILE - NOV 11 2015
KUALA LUMPUR: GrabTaxi (known as MyTeksi in Malaysia) has made strategic partnerships with mobile-based transportation platforms in China and India as well as a US rideshare service company to offer seamless rideshare coverage for travelers within their geographical coverage areas.
GrabTaxi, a leading ride-hailing platform in South-East Asia, said in a statement that it had tied up with DidiKuaidi, the world’s largest one-stop mobile transportation platform covering 360 Chinese cities; Lyft, a fast-growing rideshare service servicing more than 190 US cities; and Ola, a personal transportation platform available in 102 Indian cities.
“Through this global partnership, the companies will collaborate and leverage each other’s technology, local market knowledge and business resources so that international travelers can seamlessly access local on-demand rides by using the same application they use at home,” the Singapore-headquartered company said.
Joint partner products will be rolled out starting the first quarter of next year.
Collectively, GrabTaxi, DidiKuaidi, Lyft and Ola have raised more than US$7bil.
GrabTaxi chief executive officer Anthony Tan said he admired the three companies GrabTaxi was partnering with and GrabTaxi had similar goals to improve the lives of drivers and passengers, while also helping to solve major transportation challenges for the long term.
“Under this umbrella, we see many opportunities to share ideas and best practices – from product innovations to driver support, technology developments and approaches for managing local operations in a rapidly-scaling organisation,” he said.
GrabTaxi began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but has extended its product platform to include private car services (GrabCar), motorcycle taxis (GrabBike), social carpooling (GrabHitch) and last mile delivery (GrabExpress).
The company offers services in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand through its mobile app platform, which has been downloaded more than 9 million times.
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