Currently, the feature is available in seven airports across South-East Asia. — SIA HONG KIAU/The Star
Grab has unveiled a new feature that allows passengers to schedule rides from airports in advance before their flight lands.
The feature, which debuted during the company's GrabX event in Singapore yesterday (April 8), will require passengers to input flight details such as the arrival date and flight number for the app to track.
This information will then be used to track a flight in real-time, meaning that if there is a delay after a booking has been made, Grab can then use the information provided to automatically reschedule a driver's pickup time.
Currently, the feature is available in seven airports across South-East Asia, which include Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1, Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Yogyakarta International Airport, Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Phuket International Airport, and Seletar Airport in Singapore.
Grab says that it will be expanding the feature to other major cities in the coming months.
The rideshare provider also launched a Teen account safety feature intended for kids aged between 13 to 17 years old during the event, allowing parents to track their children during rides and only assigning them highly-rated drivers.
It will also require that teens input a PIN from their driver to input in their app to ensure that they are in the correct car, with AudioProtect, a safety feature that records audio in the vehicle to detect danger, always enabled.
