NAMHAE, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Namhae County in South Gyeongsang Province said Wednesday that it will operate a 100-won (US$0.08) cab program for students to return home at night. The free taxis program is exclusively available in the county, where there is a lack of sufficient means of public transportation. Middle school and high school [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The basic taxi fare in Seoul will rise by 1,000 won (US$0.8) to 4,800 won starting next month, the city government said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan government’s plan to raise the base rate for mid-sized sedan cabs operating in the capital will go into effect on Feb. 1, it [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nighttime travelers commuting for night shifts or other business are complaining about rising taxi fares in Seoul following the introduction of special nighttime fares. The additional charge for taxis at nighttime came into effect at 10 p.m. on Dec. 1, two hours earlier than before. From 11 p.m. to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced follow-up measures to those taken last month to ease the shortage of taxis at night. First of all, the mandatory resting system for privately owned taxis will be fully lifted from Nov. 22 for the regions suffering from a shortage of taxis at night, including [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Late-night taxi hailing fee is going to become more expensive starting this week. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that night hailing fees will rise in accordance with government plans to alleviate nighttime taxi shortages announced earlier this month. Starting in early November, additional fees of up [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Self-driving taxis will begin commercial service in test zones for autonomous cars later this year. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday it had posted the instructions on registering for a self-driving taxi business along with detailed requirements on acquiring relevant approval on its website. Commercial taxi services [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hailing a taxi becomes much more difficult around midnight and on Fridays, a consumer advocacy group said Thursday. The Korea Consumer Agency conducted an online survey of 1,000 consumers using a taxi-hailing platform, in which consumers experienced the most difficulty hailing a cab during certain hours (52.7 percent) and [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Thursday it had partnered with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Hyundai Motor Co. to test and verify Level-4 autonomous driving technology in Seoul’s downtown areas. A Level-4 autonomous vehicle means the car can operate almost independently with little intervention or control [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s leading taxi-hailing company, said Tuesday it has forged a business partnership with Miki Taxi, a major taxi operator in Guam, to provide ride-hailing services in the U.S. Pacific territory. Through the partnership with Miki Taxi, which operates approximately 40 percent of all taxis in [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — More people failed to get a taxi using taxi-hailing apps in Seoul last year due to the dwindling number of cab drivers and the common practice of ‘picking customers’. The Seoul Institute conducted a survey of 4,000 taxi passengers, in which those who had failed to catch a cab [...]