News & Reviews:   e-hailing Malaysia

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today revealed that the Ministry of Transport (MOT) will be discussing with e-hailing companies to introduce the ‘ride-sharing’ concept. Through ride-sharing, lower fare rates can be enjoyed by e-hailing users.

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.

airasia ride, the e-hailing subsidiary of Capital A Bhd today said that it is aiming to get more drivers onboard so as to ensure that its fares remain fair for both passengers and drivers. According to its chief executive officer (CEO) Lim Chiew Shan, airasia rides is aiming to have 50,000 drivers by the end of 2022.

The airasia Super App commemorated a milestone yesterday as its e-hailing service, airasia ride hits one million completed rides within 8 months. Hence, it is celebrating by offering users free rides in specific time slots today (28 April 2022).

The Assemblyperson for Bukit Gasing, Rajiv Rishyakaran today announced that Kumpool, a local van and bus e-hailing service is now available within Petaling Jaya (PJ). Covering stops in areas from Seksyen 1 to Seksyen 19 in PJ, each ride is priced at just RM1 and the first 10,000 riders will get a free ride.

Derived from the malay word ‘kumpul’ which means to ‘gather together’, Kumpool started from a vision of serving the community and bring back the "kampung spirit by aggregating the efforts from the community to keep costs low. The local app offers two main services, Kumpool Ride and Kumpool Delivery.

airasia ride, the e-hailing service operated by Capital A (previously known as AirAsia) launched Community Drivers on its plaform yesterday, a new feature that caters to different passenger needs. The feature kicks off with a LadiesONLY Driver community, with another four categories to be added in the near future.

As the name would suggest, the LadiesONLY Driver community gives female passengers the option to ride with lady drivers and vice versa for a more comfortable ride. Users can now book a LadiesONLY ride by selecting the ‘Ride’ option on the airasia Super App.