New e-hailing service diffride launched in Malaysia

New e-hailing service diffride launched in Malaysia

The e-hailing sector has gained a new entrant in the form of diffride, which was recently launched in Malaysia, as reported by The Edge and Malay Mail.

Unlike other companies offering e-hailing services, diffride says it is the first to offer competitive ride fares for both passengers and its drivers. “We are the first e-hailing service provider in Malaysia to offer this flat fee of RM5 to our driver partners for daily access to connect them to their potential passengers,” said diffride chief executive Hannah Yong.

“By not requiring them to pay us a percentage of their fares, this means that we can not only offer our riders a more competitive fare rate for their journey, but also allow our drivers to take home a larger amount of their earnings,” she added.

Payment for diffride services include both cash and cashless options, which are managed via dedicated apps (available for Android phones only currently). For now, there are 2,000 drivers registered to be diffride drivers but the company is expecting up to 6,000 drivers by the end of 2018, with a ridership of 500,000.

Yong also stated that diffride was the first e-hailing service provider to fully comply with the Ministry of Transport’s regulations, whereby prospective drivers will need to be screened by the the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD).

“Their cars, which they must either own or be legally authorised to drive, must also be less than eight years old and be of a model that ranks three stars or above on the New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (Asean NCAP), or its equivalent,” Yong added.

Later on, telematics technology will be offered to drivers. “This will allow car owners and drivers to track the location of their car, should it be stolen. This system also provides an unbiased performance report, in addition to reviews provided by customers, giving all users a reliable evaluation tool to rely on,” she said.

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Comments

  • Fahmi on Aug 21, 2018 at 4:37 pm

    At last! A Grab competitor with better benefits for the driver.Love it!

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    • Uber was good. Prices was cheap. Now Grab is pricey compared to Uber. We need another player.

      At the end of the day Grab still is the same old lazy abang abang who don’t work hard and still lepak bawah pokok chit chatting. They just upgraded their dirty teksis into Grab.

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  • Crony on Aug 21, 2018 at 5:11 pm

    Good job! Hopefully people won’t remember them as the company trying to bribe our Transport Minister

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 23 Thumb down 1
  • Junglejim on Aug 21, 2018 at 6:32 pm

    Check out their downloads on the driver app on google play they have 1 driver! Complete nonsense on their driver numbers…

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  • Alen tham on Aug 21, 2018 at 10:52 pm

    I ardy install the diff driver app but canot register

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 7 Thumb down 0
  • musangKing-originalz on Aug 22, 2018 at 11:25 am

    car up to 8 years old can use for ehailing? shd not more than 5yrs !

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  • Aurora on Aug 22, 2018 at 1:14 pm

    Not able to signup, msg ’email adds is taken’ .. Are Diffride getting database from other parties? PDPA tau!

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 3 Thumb down 0
  • Jacinth Chan on Aug 23, 2018 at 9:18 am

    Maybe you guys can try Boon4 to cari makan. Their commission is okay too.

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  • Kenny Nam on Aug 23, 2018 at 10:30 am

    Why can’t registered with app ?

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  • Ganesan Pasasuraman on Aug 23, 2018 at 10:39 am

    I download the apps but can’t registered. Can anyone assist me here. Thanks

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  • Ben Yap on Aug 23, 2018 at 11:07 am

    login only terus bayar RM5 but no ride request because not many riders. so back to square one.

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  • Chin Lik Hin on Aug 23, 2018 at 11:38 am

    Grab has been raising prices lately. When I started using grab 9 months ago, it was only between RM 12 to RM 15 to go to office. It has slowly creep up and now it is RM 22 to RM 28 !!!!! . Before I know it it will be RM 30 to RM 35.

    So diffride is a welcome competitor. Unfortunately the App is very buggy and does not work. Could the promoters please get your Act together and make the software App better than Grab and you will take over. It is as easy as that.

    Just get the App and Pricing right and Grab is history. Until then – no hope !!!!!!

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  • Mr. Octopus on Aug 23, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    To encourage driver registration they should waive the daily fees first or else can kiss the business goodbye…

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  • Aziz Ibrahim on Aug 27, 2018 at 10:18 am

    I want join

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  • Jimmy Sin on Oct 03, 2018 at 3:12 pm

    Want to be a driver, where to interview as driver?

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