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  Smart AI in-car monitoring system to be fitted to KLIA, KLIA2 taxis to improve quality of service and safety

  27 February 2019 / 5 comments

  Around 2,100 taxis operating at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) are set to be equipped with in-car Smart AI monitoring equipment by the end of this year, […]

   

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  Puspakom says it’s prepared for e-hailing vehicle inspection task, corrects Grab’s 20-month estimate

  22 February 2019 / 12 comments

  Following Grab Malaysia’s statement on the preparedness of agencies to regulate the e-hailing industry, Puspakom has now provided its assurance that it’s prepared to inspect e-hailing vehicles nationwide. The vehicle inspection company said its existing […]

   

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  MRT station security to be stepped up – more cameras and lights, patrolling by plainclothes police

  21 February 2019 / 20 comments

  After the violent robbery at the Taman Mutiara MRT station last week, the transport ministry has identified higher risk MRT stations and is planning to step up security at these locations. There will also be […]

   

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  KTM Komuter train fares get 20% discount from April

  21 February 2019 / 14 comments

  Good news for those who rely on the KTM Komuter train service. Transport minister Anthony Loke announced yesterday a 20% discount for all KTM Komuter fares on all sectors (Klang Valley, Northern, Southern) starting from […]

   

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  Grab Malaysia “deeply concerned” over agencies’ lack of readiness to regulate e-hailing industry – report

  20 February 2019 / 29 comments

  Grab Malaysia has revealed that it is “deeply concerned” over the lack of readiness by certain agencies to facilitate the industry towards compliance. This follows transport minister Anthony Loke’s announcement last year that e-hailing services […]

   

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  No decision on ECRL yet, negotiations ongoing – PM

  31 January 2019 / 32 comments

  Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed said that the government has yet to make a decision regarding the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), and that negotiations between Malaysia and China are still ongoing, according to […]

   

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  MRT feeder bus to go fully cashless by February 1

  31 January 2019 / 12 comments

  Rapid Bus, which operates the Rapid KL feeder bus service, is set to begin a fully cashless payment system for all of its MRT feeder buses from Friday, February 1. According to Prasarana, a one-month […]

   

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  GoKL free bus for Lembah Pantai, Setiawangsa areas

  7 January 2019 / 10 comments

  The Go KL free bus service will be expanded to include two new routes in the Lembah Pantai and Setiawangsa constituencies in conjunction with Federal Territories Day, the Kuala Lumpur mayor has announced, reported by […]

   

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  E-hailing drivers are not allowed to solicit for rides or wait around for passengers at airports, says JPJ

  4 January 2019 / 39 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) says that all e-hailing drivers are prohibited from waiting or scouting around for passengers at all places, and this includes airports. It said via a statement that the prohibition is […]

   

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  RapidKL receives over 20,000 registrations for My50 and My100 unlimited passes, more expected to follow

  3 January 2019 / 17 comments

  More than 20,000 people have registered for the RapidKL unlimited travel passes, according to The Star. “We are expecting more people to sign up for either one of these packages. This would enable commuters to […]

   

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  ECRL project might go on, but downsized, says PM

  2 January 2019 / 29 comments

  The government says that the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which was shelved last August, may resume, provided China agrees to it being downsized, The Edge reports. According to prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir […]

   

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  Cabbies say Big Blue Taxi’s Shamsubahrin not their rep, want contents of meeting with minister revealed

  19 December 2018 / 23 comments

  Last month, it was announced that all Grab and e-hailing drivers will have to undergo the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) course and get the PSV license, as required for taxi drivers. The period to comply […]

   

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  TaxiGo app launched – ride-hailing for taxi services

  18 December 2018 / 25 comments

  Another ride-hailing app has been launched, making it the second to come about in a week, The Star reports. The arrival of TaxiGo on to the scene comes after the cALLme app – meant for […]

   

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  New cALLme app for KLIA taxi drivers and passengers

  17 December 2018 / 12 comments

  A new smartphone app, cALLme, has been launched for passengers to hail taxi drivers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). A collaboration between the Malaysian National Cooperative Movement (Angkasa) and Malaysian Taxi Drivers, Limousine […]

   

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  Bosch to debut new concept EV shuttle at CES 2019

  13 December 2018 / 0 comments

  Bosch is set to debut a funky, futuristic driverless electric shuttle concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2019) in Las Vegas next month. It’s quite a spectacle on its own – the design is […]

   

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