![]() ![]() It might be fast, but is it safe? Motorbikes are, after all, seen to be more dangerous than cars. Meanwhile, Go-Jek doesn't have plans to launch outside of Indonesia and will focus on its home market, the largest in Southeast Asia. The Uber competitor has big plans for the region, one being to open two new R&D facilities in India and Vietnam. GrabBike isn't limited to Jakarta, it's available in Bali and two Vietnamese cities. Go-Jek also lets you request services such as having a make-up artist come over to give you a makeover. Uber declined to comment.īoth Go-Jek and Grab also use their bikers for courier services. (The ride-hailing business is a partnership with the country's largest taxi fleet, BlueBird.) Grab cites internal numbers that are similar, saying it has more than 50 percent of both the bike and car-hailing businesses. Go-Jek says it has a combined 60 percent market share for the two-wheeler and car ride hailing business. It's not clear which company is the biggest. Regional Uber-competitor Grab, for instance, is taking advantage of a local practice - motorbike taxis, known as ojeks. The constant congestion has opened up new opportunities for the ride-sharing industry. If you thought LA was bad, it's nothing compared to places like Bangkok or Mexico City, and they're nothing compared to Jakarta, according to a Castrol study. Jakarta ranks among the worst cities in the world when it comes to traffic congestion. It took about the same time to fly the 900 kilometers from Singapore to the Indonesian capital - and that includes the immigration checks. As I pondered the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything, motorbike drivers, unaffected by the congestion, whizz by my cab with nary a care.Ībout one hour and 40 minutes and 32 kilometers later, parched and in urgent need of a bathroom, I finally arrive at my central Jakarta hotel. It's hot and humid and I've been stuck in an almost non-moving car for about an hour as my taxi driver struggles to navigate the usual Jakarta traffic jam to my hotel from the airport. ![]()
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