Bolt expands to the US! & Greece, Uber to Denmark, Tesla robotaxis in Austin in June?

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Ride-Hailing & Taxi, Buses & DRT? ????

This week’s news points to two major ride-hailing supply trends: (1) partnering with taxis and (2) vehicle financing as a way to assure supply.?

Ride-hailing ?? Taxi

Uber launches in Denmark via a partnership with local taxi company DRIVR, making it now possible to book DRIVR’s fleet via the Uber app in Denmark. While no immediate surprise - this partnership was announced 5 months ago -? this is a major move - Uber has been trying to enter Denmark since 2014.

Bolt launches in Greece with local taxi drivers, starting in Athens. Same as in Denmark, gig-drivers are not an option, and so we see ride-hailing companies arriving late.??

Ride-hailing finances (and controls) drivers

Moove, which is linked to Uber via investment, acquired Kovi, its Brazilian counterpart. The company now has 36,000 vehicles and an ARR of $275M. Moove will also make use of Kovi’s proprietary IoT software and driver behaviour algorithm.?

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