As ride-hailing apps spread in Southeast Asia, conflict and violence arise from the collision between drivers for these apps and drivers for conventional transport such as taxis. A close look at how conventional drivers justify their opposition to ride-hailing apps offers clues on appropriate government response.

Author Archives: Godofredo Ramizo Jr.
Godofredo Ramizo Jr is a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford, studying the social impact of digital technologies and the platform economy. An Oxford Clarendon scholar, his dissertation investigates the effects of ride-hailing technologies in Southeast Asia’s gridlocked megacities.