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.
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