Road to improvement: Miros is working with Uber to ensure that its vehicles are roadworthy under the Asean New Car Assessment Programme.
PETALING JAYA: E-hailing companies must view incidences of assault, especially sexual assault, seriously, said the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros).
Its director-general Prof Dr Wong Shaw Voon said even though e-hailing services such as Uber and Grab provided unprecedented convenience, recent cases of assault and robbery by their drivers were a cause for concern.
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