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02-23-2016, 02:06 PM
Can a locally-owned upstart challenge Uber in Australia?
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The U.S. has Lyft and India has Ola, but since Uber landed in Australia (https://newsroom.uber.com/australia/secret-ubers-land-in-sydney/) in 2012, the country has mostly been a one ride-share company town.
A local startup plans to change that. On Monday, GoCatch, an app that connects users directly with taxis, launched its new ride-share offering, GoCar. After downloading the app, users in Sydney will be able to choose between a taxi or a GoCar — a driver using his or her own car to pick up passengers, in the same vein as UberX
But is GoCatch ready to take on Uber, which has a head start in the market and healthy name recognition?
See also: Qantas to launch super-speed inflight Wi-Fi so you never need to log off (http://mashable.com/2016/02/22/qantas-launches-wi-fi/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/gocatch-gocar-uber-australia/)
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The U.S. has Lyft and India has Ola, but since Uber landed in Australia (https://newsroom.uber.com/australia/secret-ubers-land-in-sydney/) in 2012, the country has mostly been a one ride-share company town.
A local startup plans to change that. On Monday, GoCatch, an app that connects users directly with taxis, launched its new ride-share offering, GoCar. After downloading the app, users in Sydney will be able to choose between a taxi or a GoCar — a driver using his or her own car to pick up passengers, in the same vein as UberX
But is GoCatch ready to take on Uber, which has a head start in the market and healthy name recognition?
See also: Qantas to launch super-speed inflight Wi-Fi so you never need to log off (http://mashable.com/2016/02/22/qantas-launches-wi-fi/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/gocatch-gocar-uber-australia/)
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