News & Reviews:   grab announce

While not an official announcement, Grab has rolled out a new Women-Only Rides feature in beta, aimed at providing added safety and peace of mind for female passengers in Klang Valley. The feature is currently limited to the region as part of an early testing phase before a potential wider rollout.

If you're a Grab user, you should have received a new email notification about GrabAssist. It is a new specialised transport service created to provide better accessibility and convenience for People with Disabilities (PWD), senior citizens, and riders who require additional mobility assistance.

Grab Holdings Limited has announced a definitive agreement to invest US$60 million (~RM249 million) in Vay Technology GmbH, a Berlin-based remote-driving technology company. The deal marks Grab’s entry into the fast-evolving world of teledriving and autonomous vehicle innovation. Subject to regulatory approvals and standard closing conditions, the investment is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025, giving Grab a minority equity stake in Vay.

Grab unveiled a plethora of features for its app that is available and coming soon to all SEA markets. Besides that, the company also announced a collaboration with OpenAI, showcasing its AI Merchant Assistant and AI Driver Companion feature.

A few new features were announced by Grab today, including improvements on food deliveries for sharing costs, discovering food and dining solo with the best affordable cost. But there is another section that the company shared also, which is on travelling.

Today, Grab unveiled a new lineup of GrabX products and the latest AI technologies. There are a few new solutions, which include Grab For Family | Teens, GrabGood for One, Shared Saves, Advance Booking, Dine Out Discovery and Grab Travel Pass. In this article, we are taking a look at how Grab is improving food deliveries.

In this short announcement, Grab has quietly put up a notice on a new update for topping up your GrabPay Wallet. Starting from 11 September 2024 onwards, Grab users will be charged a fee if they use their credit cards to top up.

In this short news, Grab sent an announcement in the app regarding the Airport Advance Booking. According to the company, Grab Ride users won't be able to use the booking service for the time being. Starting on 18 September onwards, it will be temporarily disabled.

For travellers back to travelling around the world, Grab just announced a few new in-app travel features. To help them travel with ease and peace of mind, here's what you can expect in the new Traveller Homepage and its functions in the Grab app.

For a few weeks, Quiet Ride has been part of your Grab app if you wish not to talk during the ride. Now, the feature is a permanent feature and you can enable it automatically.