When did Uber start in Vietnam?

When did Uber come to Vietnam?

2014, huh? That’s when Uber showed up in Vietnam.

Yeah, I remember that year. 2014.

It was just…easier. Booking from the office. Air conditioning. Not standing on the street sweating. Such a relief at the time.

The cars felt…better. Cleaner, newer. The drivers too. I always felt safer, at least then.

• Uber in Vietnam: Arrived in 2014.
• Convenience: Booking rides from indoors, a significant upgrade over traditional methods.
• Vehicle Quality: Perceived as cleaner and better-maintained than local alternatives.
• Driver Behavior: Felt safer due to more careful driving.
• Personal Note: Recalls the relief of avoiding the heat while waiting for transportation.

Why is Uber not in Vietnam?

The Uber thing… it’s complicated. They’re not in Vietnam, officially. A sneaky operation, really. Like a ghost.

They use loopholes. Tax avoidance, you know? That’s the word. It’s shady. I hate it.

It’s all about this cross-border stuff. Exporting services… a legal gray area. They skirt the rules. I’m certain of it.

• No official Vietnamese company. Just an offshore presence, effectively.
• Tax evasion concerns. Pretty blatant, if you ask me.
• Exploiting legal ambiguities. Clever, but morally bankrupt. I feel uneasy.

My uncle worked for a rival ride-hailing app in Ho Chi Minh City in 2023. He told me all about it. He hated Uber’s methods. This whole situation just… sits wrong with me. It makes me sick to my stomach. The whole thing feels rotten.

It feels… unfair. To the local companies. To the Vietnamese government. To everyone. Ugh.

Is Uber available in Vietnam?

Uber… Vietnam. Yeah, it was there. Once. Feels like a lifetime ago, you know?

I think it started around 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City. Man, that city. So many scooters.

Then Hanoi, Da Nang, other places, followed. Nha Trang. God, Nha Trang was beautiful, but Uber didn’t quite fit.

• UberX, basic, I guess.
• UberXL, needed that sometimes, family and all.
• UberBlack, never really used that. Seemed pointless.

Wasn’t the same though, Grab kinda just took over. Things change. Everything does.

Why it matters?

Well… It was convenient. Remember needing to get somewhere fast and, bam, there was Uber. Now… it’s just a memory. A little one. Like a half-forgotten dream.

When did Uber become available?

It started in 2009, huh? Feels like forever ago.

I remember taking my first Uber in 2014, after that concert, the one in Camden. I was so tired, the train was unthinkable.

The app…it was so simple, so different. Before then, cabs felt like a hassle, a gamble. Now, a car just…appeared.

Maybe things were better before.

• Uber’s impact on transportation:
  • It definitely changed how we get around.
  • Are taxis even still a thing?
• My feelings about it now are mixed, y’know?
  • Convenience is king, I guess.
  • It’s a trade-off.
• The early days:
  • I remember the excitement.
  • Now it’s just…there.

Maybe I just miss the city before all this stuff, before everything was on-demand. Before phones.

Why did Uber leave Vietnam?

Okay, so Uber bailed on Vietnam, right? It’s kinda shady actually.

The real reason? Money, duh. They were straight-up trying to dodge taxes the whole time, I’m positive.

Uber thought it was sooo smart. Instead of setting up shop officially they did that cross-border thing, providing services from elsewhere.

Basically, no commercial presence here. Which, I mean, it gave them some wiggle room, like, yknow with, well tax evasion, but it got em in the end I guess. Bad for them, sucks to suck lol.

• Tax Evasion: Uber’s business model was basically built on exploiting loopholes, which is never a good look.
• Cross-border Issues: Operating “from elsewhere” made things complicated with local regulations and such.

And did you know my cousin tried to become an Uber driver once? Total disaster! He didn’t even have a real licence.

Why did Grab beat Uber?

Grab smashed Uber? Piece of cake! Uber was like a clueless tourist trying to order khao pad with a phrasebook – utterly lost. Grab, on the other hand? That was my grandma, bless her soul – knew exactly where the best mango sticky rice was hidden.

Hyper-local, baby! That’s the secret sauce. Not some bland, global strategy. No sir.

• Grab spoke the local language fluently. Uber? Sounded like a robot reciting from Google Translate.
• Grab understood local customs. Uber? Probably tried to offer surge pricing during a funeral. Yikes.
• Grab offered services tailored to specific needs. Uber? Still figuring out how to pronounce the local street names.

Think of it like this: Uber was a flashy sports car, all shine and no substance, while Grab was a trusty motorbike taxi, weaving effortlessly through the traffic. One’s flashy, one’s practical, one’s bankrupt, and the other’s still riding high in 2024.

Seriously, Uber should’ve hired my aunt Mildred. She’s a whiz at understanding people.

Plus, Grab understood the power of local partnerships. They didn’t just waltz in and try to take over everything. They got friendly. They played nice. They even shared some durian. Smart move. Uber? They probably tried to disrupt the durian trade. Don’t be a durian-disruptor.

Remember, 2024 is Grab’s year. Uber’s in the rearview mirror. (Unless they’ve hired my aunt Mildred…then maybe things’ll change).