SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court ruled in favor of the ride-hailing service Tada as a legitimate rental car service Wednesday, in a landmark decision that will likely support the mobility platform industry. The Seoul Central District Court acquitted Lee Jae-woong, car-sharing app operator SoCar, and Park Jae-uk, head of SoCar’s subsidiary [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Tada, a South Korean ride-hailing service operator, will launch a ride hailing service for foreign tourists. Tada said Thursday it has carried out an app update to make it easier and more comfortable for more users to use its service. In the latest version of the app, users can [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A National Assembly committee on Friday passed a revision bill on effectively outlawing the controversial taxi business of Tada, a South Korean ride-hailing service operator. The revision to the passenger transport service act, approved by the parliamentary transportation panel, restricts the outsourcing of drivers for the use of rental [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of the platform workers who work through digital platforms like the car-hailing service Tada were found to receive supervision from platform service providers. The Korea Labor Institute said in a recent report that 53.5 percent of platform workers said they are subject to orders or restrictions [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Last Tuesday, the Ministry of Employment and Labor recognized the status of delivery people at Yogiyo, a South Korean food delivery platform, as workers, raising controversy over how to address platform labor. Platform labor refers to a form of labor achieved through intermediary platforms such as mobile apps. Food [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Ride-hailing services like South Korean mobility platform Tada are becoming increasingly popular among office workers, a recent study has revealed. Job portal Incruit conducted a survey of 4,326 adults, 41 percent of whom responded that they have the intention to use shared mobility platforms. In particular, 45 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy sparked among South Koreans following a recent decision by the prosecution to deem Tada, a car sharing service, an illegal business and subject the company’s executives to a trial. The taxi industry welcomed the move, while startups saw this as a major setback to their survival. Seoul Central [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean prosecutors Monday indicted the heads of Tada, a ride-hailing service, declaring the app-based business illegal. Lee Jae-woong, chief executive of car-sharing app operator SoCar, and Park Jae-uk, chief executive of its rental car hailing service unit, Value Creators & Company (VCNC), will face a trial without physical [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The operator of rental van-hailing service Tada said Monday it will sharply increase the number of service vehicles and drivers next year to meet rising demand. But its expansion strategy drew an immediate backlash from the country’s transportation authorities, which have been seeking to intervene in months-long wrangling between [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The rental van-hailing service Tada said Sunday that its service will be available across all metropolitan areas by the end of this year. The Tada service, launched in October last year and operated by car-sharing app SoCar’s subsidiary Value Creators & Company (VCNC), will expand services — which now [...]