Both firms have announced a new collaboration to bring up to 25,000 electric vehicles to Uber drivers in European capital cities by 2025.
Ride-hailing firm Uber may have made it clear that it intends to leave Singapore but commuters and drivers are still hanging on to the app.
Ride-hailing app Grab has contacted drivers who rent cars from Lion City Rentals, urging them to switch across from Uber.
They have till end-June this year to pass the course's test or will have to stop driving for fares, the Land Transport Authority says.
Following the Grab-Uber deal, private-hire drivers here are taking a wait-and-see approach to the new players expected to enter the market.
Labour MP Ang Hin Kee will now represent the interests of Uber and Grab drivers, as Executive Adviser for the National Private Hire Vehicles Association.
Ride-hailing app Uber has rolled out a slew of initiatives aimed at keeping its own drivers satisfied and motivated.
Grab claims it has signed up over 3,000 ComfortDelgro cabbies, with most switching to private-hire cars in the last month.
The National Private Hire Vehicles Association said in a statement yesterday that private-hire drivers should be taxed 'in a fair manner'.
27 private-hire drivers have been caught for flouting the new regulations imposed onto the ride-hailing and chauffeur industry.
Singapore ranks ninth cheapest in Asia for short-distance taxi fares, according to a survey by British online used car dealer Carspring.
Private-hire car drivers who fail to display a licence or special decals on their windscreens from this Saturday will face a fine, or even jail time.
A new private-hire firm - SixTNC - has debuted in Singapore, with claims that its drivers will be able to make $100,000 a year.
Uber and Grab have set up websites to help their drivers with the process of applying for the new Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence from Monday.
Private-hire car services could be suspended for up to a month if their drivers are found to be operating without proper licences and insurance.
The Land Transport Authority said last week it has investigated 35 alleged cases of private-hire vehicles picking up fares illegally since 2013.
Uber will track the driving behaviour of its Singapore drivers from today, using a new monitoring function in its popular ride-hailing app.
More used cars are being bought by drivers who want to work for private hire firms like Uber and Grab, according to car dealers.
A new pay-as-you-use insurance policy by AXA Insurance Singapore was launched for private hire car drivers operating under the Grab app.
The National Private Hire Vehicles Association has been set up to represent drivers in discussions with companies such as Uber and Grab, and the Government.