In Japan, Uber dons white gloves to battle an elegant rival
Get in a taxi in Tokyo, and you'll get a ride with a little old-world charm.
Get in a taxi in Tokyo, and you'll get a ride with a little old-world charm.
Like it or not, CIOs and other IT leaders will have to deal with a digital disrupter who wins over suppliers and customers by wringing out inefficiencies in the market. Mobile startups like Hailo and Uber, which match up passengers with transportation, are turning the industry on its ear.
Hailo, the U.K.-based developer of taxi-hailing mobile apps, has landed fresh investment from KDDI, one of Japan's largest mobile operators.