2026/6/14 16:52 (updated at 6/14 17:32) Please agree to our privacy policy to enable the news listening function. Schematic diagram. (Picture taken from Unsplash Gallery) (Central News Agency, New York, 14th, comprehensive foreign news reports) Andrew Macdonald, President and Chief Operating Officer of Uber, an American transportation network company, revealed that in Japan’s ride-hailing service market, Uber surpassed competitors such as GO for the first time in April, taking the top spot in market share. Japan’s Kyodo News reported that McDonald said this was the result of counting credit card payment data. At the same time, he also announced that he will invest more than US$2 billion (approximately NT$63.2 billion) in the next five years to further promote business expansion. In an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in New York, McDonald pointed out that Uber’s market share is continuing to expand by attracting tourists to Japan and strengthening cooperation with local taxi companies. He emphasized that Japan is an “extremely important market” and pointed out that “Uber’s goal is to become indispensable to Japanese consumers, whether in ride-hailing or delivery services.” He also added that he hopes to help Japan cope with social issues such as aging by improving the convenience of the App, thereby contributing to the Japanese economy. The US$2 billion investment will be used to increase the number of drivers, advertising and promotional activities. In view of the inconvenient “traffic blank areas” in the suburbs, Uber will assist local governments in introducing “self-used minibuses to participate in paid passenger transportation services.” According to Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s “Paid Passenger Transport Service Manual for Private Passenger Vehicles”, “traffic blank areas” refer to areas that lack public transportation or are extremely difficult to use existing transportation, and are facing development difficulties in regional transportation. “Paid passenger transportation service for private use passenger vehicles” refers to a transportation mode implemented by municipal governments or non-profit organizations as the main body after joint agreement between local relevant parties and obtaining registration permission in accordance with the “Road Transportation Act” when existing bus and taxi operators are unable to provide transportation services. In addition, Uber also plans to cooperate with Nissan and other companies in the second half of this year to trial operate self-driving taxis in Tokyo. (Compiled by: Li Jing / Verified by: Chen Zhengjian) 1150614 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a force to protect press freedom. Small-amount sponsorship downloads the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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