Uber launches ride-hailing trial in Tokyo using car-share vehicles

Drivers sign contracts with Royal Limousine as they are required to be employed by taxi companies under the current regulations.

Uber's app is currently available only for taking taxis or private vehicles of registered drivers in Japan.

Not an Uber then, just another taxi.

Watse of time

So the solution to getting Uber, a company that was created to get around the expensive and inconvenient taxis, was to make Ubers taxis… genius

this just another taxi called as-Uber.

pointless?

I guess so...

Come on, Japan. Get with the program. This isn't how Uber or ride-sharing companies work. You've just created another taxi subtrata.

So the solution to getting Uber, a company that was created to get around the expensive and inconvenient taxis,

Don't know how good taxis services in your home country is (I assume krappy), but to me in Asia, taxis (official taxis) were the god send for foreigners and out of towners. Taxis had standards, were safe, scam free, and actually employed people.

Uber lowered standards, safety, workers rights and actually distorted the labour pool, and barely eeks out a profit.

In the food delivery market, all uber has done is rob restaurants of margins by deliberate targeting of businesses who don't sign up. Restaurants are closing every where, and the ones that survives are making less.

Uber = bad outcome for consumers. Seriously, a taxis service or restaurant with a web site is all of a sudden a 'tech' business? Yeah right fund manager...

The only true riding hailing service currently value adding to consumers are the robotaxis. I'd rather investors pull their money out of 'labour arbitrage' exploiting uber and put it into robotaxis development.

Japanese concern that some drivers would become stalkers of passengers because of their culture.

Japanese concern that some drivers would become stalkers of passengers because of their culture.

This I cannot deny... it is a big concern. wierdoes with cars... and able to now where someone lives... scary stuff dude

The only true riding hailing service currently value adding to consumers are the robotaxis.

Current technology for robotaxis, I don't trust (and I am involved in a company closly related to that), it is still a nacent technolgy and real viable and safe options are yet in the future.....

By the way, totally unrelated to the above, Uber is no good... the uber eats is also scary in many many many ways