Steven Millward · · 1 min readUber preps new country launch as it reaches 630k drivers across Asia
Photo credit: Tech in Asia.
Uber now has 630,000 drivers across Asia from a global total of 2 million, said Andrew Macdonald, the ride-hailing firm’s general manager for Latin America and Asia-Pacific, in conversation today with Tech in Asia.
The new figure comes ahead of Uber’s launch in Cambodia. “Teams on the ground are preparing to launch there,” said Macdonald, without revealing a start date.
Uber’s Amy Kunrojpanya (left) and Andrew Macdonald. Photo credit: Tech in Asia.
Uber is working with authorities for its Cambodia debut – as it did earlier in the year before the service’s May rollout in Myanmar. That marked a softer and more collaborative entry than Uber has done in the past, seeking to fend off regulatory speed bumps further down the road.
Uber was last month spotted testing in Cambodia, running a limited number of cars under a system where riders need to enter an invite code.
Disclosure: Uber this week sponsored the visit to its Hong Kong office.
Editing by Jack Ellis
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