Ground Transportation

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the ground transportation sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on car rental, ride-hailing, taxis and rail.

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Travel platform Mapathink targets Southeast Asia

By Kathryn Walson | February 27, 2023

By disrupting the travel ancillary services market, Mapathink says it is looking at a huge addressable market. Read More

News / Online

Earnings roundup: Grab, eDreams, Flight Centre

By Linda Fox | February 23, 2023

Grab, eDreams and Flight Centre update on their financial progress in Q4, 2022, Q3, 2022 and H1, 2023, respectively. Read More

News / Online

Uber to add 25,000 electric vehicles in India

By Kathryn Walson | February 22, 2023

The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company has committed to ensuring 100% of rides take place in zero-emission vehicles - or buses, trains, bicycles and scooters - by 2040. Read More

News / Technology

Pudu Robotics adds $15M in fresh funding

By Linda Fox | February 21, 2023

The funds will go toward expanding production capacity via a new production base for Pudu Robotics as well as the development of robotics for commercial cleaning purposes. Read More

News / Startups

Online ticketing platform BuuPass drives off with $1.3M in funding

By Kathryn Walson | February 21, 2023

Founded in 2017, BuuPass says it is “building the digital infrastructure for the broken and hyper-fragmented $40 billion long-distance transport market in Africa.” Read More

News / Startups

Ixigo invests $3.1M in electric bus startup FreshBus

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The seed round will go towards the launch of the inter-city electric bus service across India. Read More

News / Startups

Dance lands €12M for micromobility subscription push

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The equity is led by HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard, which are all existing investors. Read More

News / Technology

Transit tech leader Via raises $110M to boost public mobility

By Derek Catron | February 16, 2023

Via's transit tech products are used by more than 600 communities around the globe to expand access to efficient, equitable, and sustainable public transportation. Read More

Transferz funding transport to from airport

News / Online

B2B mobility platform Transferz secures €6.5M to fuel expansion

By Kathryn Walson | February 15, 2023

Founded in 2020, Transferz works with local transportation providers and operates in the background, allowing travel brands to offer its mobility product in their own branding. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Trzmo aims to be a super app for travel

By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2023

Trzmo provides global roaming, flight updates, duty-free shopping, ground transportation booking, dining recommendations, loyalty card management, the ability to save photos and videos and more all in... Read More

News / Online

Uber, Lyft earnings may bode well for travel trends

By Derek Catron | February 9, 2023

Both companies anticipate gross bookings to grow 20 to 24% year over year in the current quarter. Read More

News / Distribution

Mobile gross bookings projected to surge in NE Asia led by South Korea

By Phocuswright Research | February 7, 2023

South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau are preparing for a travel rebound with the rebuilding of air connectivity across Asia Pacific markets. Read More