Uber & Grabcar driver lip lai - Part 5

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When two superheroes are better than one.

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Indian firm Jugnoo and local player Kardi team up to fight ride-hailing battle

SINGAPORE - Two ride-hailing companies which debuted following Uber's exit in Singapore are joining hands to more effectively compete against bigger rivals like Grab.

Jugnoo, which is headquartered in India, will shut down its Singapore app by the end of this month (August), but is teaming up with locally-founded Kardi by supplying its tech expertise and engineering support.

Jugnoo chief executive Samar Singla said: "We want to support the underdogs... We are giving the small guys the same tools as the bigger players like Uber and Grab, so they can compete without worrying about technology."

Jugnoo, which started in 2014 and specialises in auto-rickshaw rides in India, has 50 engineers involved in developing ride-hailing technology and Mr Singla said a team of five will be assigned to support Kardi. They will continue to be based in Chandigarh, in north India.

Through the partnership, Jugnoo will take a cut from Kardi's revenue, but both companies declined to say how much this would be.

Mr Singla told The Straits Times in a phone interview on Sunday (Aug 12) that Jugnoo, which launched here in May (2018), faced the challenge of recruiting drivers locally, while operating out of India.

"Kardi is trying to get off the ground. Our strength is in technology, and their strength is in operations. The Kardi founder is a private-hire car driver and sees things first-hand. They (the Kardi team) are very hands-on folk. It's a logical match," Mr Singla said.

Kardi was started in June (2018) by entrepreneur Ashwin Selambram. Mr Selambram said Jugnoo's engineers have helped to improve the accuracy of the map in the Kardi app, and will also help the company with a feature that automatically calculates any tolls incurred during a trip.

Mr Selambram added: "When we first launched... we had a lot of booking requests, but due to the map and stability of the app, many were not converted to successful rides."

Under the tie-up, Kardi will also seek the consent of Jugnoo's drivers and riders in Singaporeto migrate their details over to the Kardi app. The Jugnoo app will send drivers and riders here a notification of this.

Mr Singla told ST that Jugnoo has about 500 drivers and 2,000 commutersin Singapore who are actively using its app.

Following Uber's exit from South-east Asia in March (2018), a slew of companies - Jugnoo, Kardi, Ryde, Filo and the Mass Vehicle Ledger Foundation - have entered the ride-hailing scene. Other firms such as Dacsee, Quikk and Go-Jek have also announced their plans to run services in Singapore.

Mr Singla is confident that Kardi stands a fighting chance.

"At the end of the day, Grab is charging 20 per cent in commissions from drivers because they have to give returns to their investors. They will always have to charge a lot more than a firm like Kardi. That's a big pressure point."

Kardi currently takes a 12 per cent cut from fares.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...er-kardi-team-up-to-fight-ride-hailing-battle

Someone please inform the competition watchdog to investigate if this merger infringe the competition act.:s13:
 

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Taxi driver shouts at private hire driver for ferrying children without booster seat

MYOB
Just stfu and drive
Just a driver
Why huanlo
 

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Just stfu and drive on. R dont need u

It is with great regret that i have decided to leave Ryde after going through a few months of driving for Ryde Apps.

Reason are as follows:
1) I could not sustain my cash flow against my operating cost and expenses on a daily basis.

2) Not enough riders out there for drivers to pick up (back to back).

3) Daily takings from rides could not exceed 150/day. have to put in many many hours everyday to see desire takings.

4) 7 days for approval + 5 more days for our cash out to our bank account excluded Sats & Suns. Total waiting time for our cash out = 3 weeks maximum!!

5) Since "Ping" was activated waiting time is around 2 hours or more in certain areas.

6) Petrol consumption has risen due to long distance pick up location (only to find that rider has cancelled due to reasons unknown).

NB: If i carry on for the next few months like this i will be owing the car rental company to almost 4K. Which i dont think i want this to happen. In order to sustain with Ryde's pay out pattern a driver needs to set aside at least a minimum sum of around 5 to 6K to be comfortable driving for Ryde!!
 

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The simi diamond club simi priority allocation I don't really belip. I'm ruby and part time only. I still get b2b jobs and I force myself to get out of car aka help pax with luggage or be gentlemen open door for ladies so that I can stretch exercise a bit, else keep sit inside car not good le. DR rating shoot up 4.98
 

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The simi diamond club simi priority allocation I don't really belip. I'm ruby and part time only. I still get b2b jobs and I force myself to get out of car aka help pax with luggage or be gentlemen open door for ladies so that I can stretch exercise a bit, else keep sit inside car not good le. DR rating shoot up 4.98

Are u one of those the wear long sleeve short and/or coat/tie and do grab?:s22:
 

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Are u one of those the wear long sleeve short and/or coat/tie and do grab?:s22:

Part time easier to maintain higher rating.

Full time 4.95++ confirm is those yes sir yes sir 3 bag full drivers.

Rider: Wait for me 30mins
Driver: Yes Sir!
Rider: You are an idiot.
Driver: Yes Sir!
Rider: I will make love in your car.
Driver: Yes Sir!
 
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Passengers always asked me, u no need zps? Replied, sgp so small why need to use? Jitao 5star lor. No questions asked

The grab I took no need use GPS too but got stuck in massive jam.

I ask him "Y u dun use GPS?"

He said "SGP so small y need to use."

I jitao 1 star him. :(
 

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Stuck nvm
Flat rate
Passenger sit insai poon ac, pcw
Driver luan gan, not passenger problem. Take smooth route hoot highway, gaz no need $?
 

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Just stfu and drive on. R dont need u

It is with great regret that i have decided to leave Ryde after going through a few months of driving for Ryde Apps.

Reason are as follows:
1) I could not sustain my cash flow against my operating cost and expenses on a daily basis.

2) Not enough riders out there for drivers to pick up (back to back).

3) Daily takings from rides could not exceed 150/day. have to put in many many hours everyday to see desire takings.

4) 7 days for approval + 5 more days for our cash out to our bank account excluded Sats & Suns. Total waiting time for our cash out = 3 weeks maximum!!

5) Since "Ping" was activated waiting time is around 2 hours or more in certain areas.

6) Petrol consumption has risen due to long distance pick up location (only to find that rider has cancelled due to reasons unknown).

NB: If i carry on for the next few months like this i will be owing the car rental company to almost 4K. Which i dont think i want this to happen. In order to sustain with Ryde's pay out pattern a driver needs to set aside at least a minimum sum of around 5 to 6K to be comfortable driving for Ryde!!

Until Ryde have instant cash out like Grab I am only doing high cash trips that are nearby pickups. Otherwise I will give Ryde the pass over.
 
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