News & Reviews:   gojek

Indonesian tech giant Gojek has today clarified that it has no plans to offer its e-hailing services in Malaysia as of yet. This is amidst the rumours that Gojek is potentially expanding to our country after a vehicle with the company’s branding was spotted in Kuala Lumpur.

Previously, we reported on the reasons as to why e-hailing fares saw a sudden surge in Malaysia, with one of the reasons being an imbalanced supply-and-demand. Well, it looks like there would be a silver lining as two new developments may rectify the matter in the near future.

Based on a statement by rnggt.com, it seems that there could be a possibility that Grab and Gojek might merge into a single entity. While not much is known in regards to when the merge might happen, a report by Bloomberg mentioned that a discussion is currently ongoing between the two companies.

Based on a statement by bbc.com, it seems that AirAsia Founder Tony Fernandes wants to develop an all-in-one app to take on Grab, Gojek, and more. With that said, the aforementioned app that Tony wants to work on will come equipped with various services ranging from transportation, delivery, e-wallet, and potentially more.

Malaysia’s transport minister has given the go-ahead allowing Motorcycle e-hailing services such as Gojek as well as local startup Dego Ride, to start a small scale test in the year 2020. The six-month-long test will allow the government, as well as partnering entities to collect data to determine the feasibility and demand for the services mentioned.