Exercising its regulatory powers for the first time since accrediting the apps-based ride-sharing firms, the government has ordered Uber and Grab to impose a cap on their surge rates amid complaints from commuters that they have imposed exorbitant fare prices.
Members of the House committee on transportation have questioned the viability and capability of the new electric trains of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) because of the coaches? low speed.
e Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has appealed to transport network companies not to impose exorbitant fare hikes amid the expected increase in demand for their services during the holiday season.
The poll found that Filipinos spend about P95 in Grab as compared to P135 in Uber, and P125 in taxies, respectively, when traveling on average of 30 minutes for five kilometers within the city center in moderate traffic during non-peak hours.
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) has asked Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order that will promote telecommuting and other ICT-based solutions to ease the worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila.
Its benefits, similar to Mobility as a Service (MaaS), include cost reductions, resource utilization improvements, and convergence of market landscapes through adoption of a sharing economy business model.
While the solutions are targeted initially at public utility buses, other modes of public transportation such as jeepneys and taxis can also adopt the ICT-based offerings.
From Oct. 3 to Dec. 3, 2016, first-time Uber users will get P100 off on each of their first four rides that they will book using PayMaya and the promo code PAYMAYARIDE.
A geo-location firm has announced its high-tech data capture vehicles had reached the halfway point of a 45,000-kilometer mission to create the first ever comprehensive digital map of the Philippine road network.
The production of new automobiles equipped with data connectivity, either through a built-in communications module or by a tether to a mobile device, is forecast to reach 12.4 million in 2016 and increase to 61 million in 2020.
