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Carpooling App Under Fire as Taxi Drivers Stage Major Protest

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In the latest chapter of the controversy revolving around rideshare startup Poolus’ 24/7 pickup feature, taxi drivers marched on the Seoul City Hall en masse, dashing the metropolitan government’s plans to hold a town hall meeting of reps from the carpooling, taxi and government sectors to hash out a [...]

Carpool Startup and Seoul at Odds over Exactly When Commuting Hours Are

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A rift has formed between the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the startup community over the legality of a carpool service’s latest feature that ultimately comes down to whether going to and from work in the middle of the day can be considered a “commute”. On November 6, Poolus introduced [...]