Renewed hope for Jakarta’s three-wheeled taxis, thanks to e-hailing apps

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JAKARTA: Pointing at somewhere in the distance, a middle-aged woman asked a bajaj driver: “How much to the station?” “Twenty-five thousand ...

JAKARTA: Pointing at somewhere in the distance, a middle-aged woman asked a bajaj driver: “How much to the station?”

Their doubts are not unfounded, as past efforts to welcome bajaj into the e-hailing fold in the Indonesian capital had not taken off. Some bajaj drivers said they have been using an e-hailing app called BajaiApp, although it is not very popular among the consumers. There are also smaller players in the market, such as Tekno, Anterin and Bonceng. According to local media, another firm, Tron, will make e-hailing available for angkot and bajaj.

Jakarta Transportation Agency’s Head of Road Transport Massdes Aroufy and Grab Indonesia’s Head of Public Affairs Tri Sukma Anreianno in a GrabBajay. He is among the first batch of bajaj drivers deployed in September last year as part of the pilot project, eight months prior to GrabBajay’s public launch.“Despite so, it was still better than being left out of the e-hailing market completely,” the bajaj driver with 10 years of experience said.

Places like Kota Tua and Pasar Baru are Jakarta’s major attractions swarming with international tourists, especially those from neighbouring Southeast Asian countries where Grab also has a presence.

 

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