Viettel Post to launch ride-hailing service in Vietnam
Viettel Post has developed a ride-hailing app for riders in Vietnam called MyGo for car, motorbike, delivery and transport services.
A report by Vietnam+ says the postal and delivery company will add transport services by truck to its app and will aim to avoid increasing prices during peak hours.
The company is now seeking driver partners on the run-up to its official launch in July.
South-east Asia is fertile ground for mobility services: in January, FastGo launched its ride-hailing, delivery and cater
June 27, 2019
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Viettel Post has developed a ride-hailing app for riders in Vietnam called MyGo for car, motorbike, delivery and transport services.
A report by %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external Vietnam+falsehttps://en.vietnamplus.vn/viettel-launches-ridehailing-application-mygo/154441.vnpfalsefalse%> says the postal and delivery company will add transport services by truck to its app and will aim to avoid increasing prices during peak hours.
The company is now seeking driver partners on the run-up to its official launch in July.
South-east Asia is fertile ground for mobility services: in January, FastGo %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external launchedfalsehttps://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/fastgo-brings-ride-hailing-services-to-myanmar/falsefalse%> its ride-hailing, delivery and catering service in Myanmar.
Drive.ai is using self-driving vans to carry passengers on a near two-mile route in Frisco, Texas. According to a report by CBS News, the company is the first to launch such a test since an Uber vehicle driving in autonomous mode killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
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ITS Australia has appointed Professor Majid Sarvi from the University of Melbourne to its board of directors.
Sarvi, the founder of transport technology programme AIMES, is the first academic to join the board.
AIMES (Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem) includes the university’s live test bed on Melbourne’s streets, and has close links with Michigan Department of Transportation.
Sarvi described it as a “great honour to be elected by my peers in the ITS industry and to have the opportunity t
The US Department of Transportation (USDoT) is seeking public comment on how Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technology should be integrated into the transport environment.
The organisation says it intends to maintain the priority use of 5.9Ghz spectrum for transportation safety communications. It points out that the automotive industry and local authorities “are already deploying V2X technology and actively utilising all seven channels of the 5.9 GHz band” and says that technology such as Cellular-V2X (C-V2
Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors are investing $300 million in ride-hailing firm Ola to develop smart mobility solutions in India.
The partners will also work together to develop fleet solutions as well as electric vehicles (EV) and infrastructure.
Hyundai will work with Kia and Ola to develop cars for a ride-hailing service. Data gathered during the service operation will allow the companies to make vehicle improvements.
Ola drivers will receive various financial services including lease and instalment pa