Motorcycle Ride-Hailing App Will Work With Government to Validate Safety Record
Move It, a motorcycle ride-hailing app owned and operated by regional giant Grab, says it will work with government to validate its passenger safety data as well as other steps necessary to ensure that its app users are protected.
This was the company’s response on Thursday following a statement from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) head and Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II. During a hearing at the House Committee on Transportation, Mendoza revealed that the agency was validating the safety data submitted by the three motorcycle taxi companies involved in the ongoing pilot study. These motorcycle taxi companies are Grab (through Move It), JoyRide, and Angkas.
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“One of the seven pledges of Move It is that passenger safety is its top priority,” said Wayne Jacinto, general manager of Move It. “We recognize that in this effort we need to work closely with government regulators, our partner-drivers and our passengers, so we will share any information the Department of Transportation Technical Working Group (DOTr-TWG) needs to validate its safety data.”
The Move It official added that the transportation company continues to use technology “to improve the user experience, particularly with regard to safety.”
According to Jacinto, one of the strengths of Move It app is the ability to closely monitor how its partner-riders drive.
“With this information, as well as customer feedback, we can monitor the behavior and assess the driving skills of our drivers and emphasize specific areas for improvement or require additional training,” he said.
The Move It exec also said that noted that the company has a 99.9 percent safety rating, and that it benefits greatly from its technology partnership with Grab.
Grab is a superapp that currently operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It also touts a 99.9-percent safety rating in the Southeast Asian region.
