Uber launches in Cambodia with a killer promotion

[pedros]

I missed most of these new service, but took jr to see my old landlord at the weekend. Got a passap car from pp thmey to the riverside and had change from $6. The tuk tuks would usually start at $12 and go down to $7-8.

[Gardiguy]

The sale to/stake in Grab has been in the works for months.
A bangkok driver I used a fortnight ago that drove for both hated Uber - mostly foreigners that would argue, challenge fares, and just act weird in the back of her car, whereas Grab rides were mostly asian. Grab paid significantly more, for her

Do you mean because she had more fares? I thought they were both 20% commission.

She said more per fare.

Yes, the rates vary per market. In Cambodia, uber paid more per fare than grab and many drivers preferred uber as they didn't get as many Chinese passengers. At least once a week a driver complains about Chinese passengers to me unasked, usually about smoking in the vehicle.

[Lucky Lucan]

I missed most of these new service, but took jr to see my old landlord at the weekend. Got a passap car from pp thmey to the riverside and had change from $6. The tuk tuks would usually start at $12 and go down to $7-8.

Yeah, you can get a car for less than the price of a tuk tuk, even with a $1 tip they are cheaper and you don't have to haggle with some idiot who thinks that because he hasn't had a fare all day you owe him the short-fall.

[slavedog]

Got the same email from Thailand this morning. Just installed the Grab app and added card details, all pretty easy. The main advantage for me that Grab and previously Uber have over the others is the card payment option, making for cashless transactions. No more BS with the drivers, no worrying about having small money or if the driver has change.