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The ride hailing tech is not rocket science and it is commoditised. Self driving is the end game here but the ride hailing companies are not in this game. Here
by jasonlingx 7y ago
The ride hailing tech is not rocket science and it is commoditised. Self driving is the end game here but the ride hailing companies are not in this game. Here in Asia, Grab/Gojek etc has diversified into payments, food delivery, massage etc which brings some semblance of sustainability.
- ulfw 7y agoI am sceptical about that though. It’s a copy of the China model of super apps but that’s a way different market. South East Asia isn’t one (pretty unique) country. It’s a whole range of countries, cultures, history, languages, economies, you name it. A super app that does everything for everyone is a bit like Yahoo! in the mid 90s. Might work okay in the beginning but as the markets mature, why bother with one app instead of specialist expert apps.
- jasonlingx 7y agoIt’s just good ol’ fashion business of building a brand, trust, loyalty and customer base, then taxing other businesses to sell to them on your platform. But I think the real players in this meta-game are Apple and Google.