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The Committee for the Development of Competition and Protection of Consumer Rights has recognized Uklon UB as an operator of a digital platform with a dominant position in the taxi aggregator services market. The company will have to implement antitrust compliance, and its activities will be monitored on an ongoing basis.
Aziz KarimovA draft resolution put forward for public discussion provides, from July 1, 2027, for free luggage storage for up to 24 hours for ticket holders, one hour of free Wi-Fi, and electronic terminals for ordering an official taxi without a SIM card.
Otabek YusupovAndrei Belov, a member of the Public Council for Taxi Development in the Northwestern Federal District, told Gazeta.Ru that Russian cars are inferior to Chinese brands assembled in Russia in terms of reliability, service and warranty support, which is why taxi drivers prefer the latter.
Javlon TursunovFirst Deputy Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Mamanbiy Omarov said that a Chinese company plans to bring 5,000 vehicles into the country and launch its own taxi-hailing app. The news came amid the Yandex Go outage since October 9 and a sharp rise in ride prices.
Javlon TursunovThe RVB Group (the merged company Wildberries & Russ) announced the launch of the WB Taxi service in Andijan. The app is available on Google Play and the App Store, with three fare options and a bonus program. The service already operates in a number of cities in Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.
Sardor QodirovFirst Deputy Minister of Transport Mamanbiy Omarov said a Chinese company intends to bring 5,000 vehicles to Uzbekistan's taxi market and launch its own app. The news came against the backdrop of the Yandex Go outage on October 11, after which orders on Uklon grew 2−3 times and on MyTaxi — 15 times.
Dilnoza RahimovaFrom Thursday, Humberto Delgado airport has fixed prices for trips to two zones: €16–20 to 'zone 1' and €19–23 to 'zone 2' depending on time of day. A protocol signed in September by the city hall, ANA, ATL, FPT and ANTRAL also bans refusing rides and requires card acceptance. Social media reaction was split: some call the fares inflated 'tourist prices', others welcome the transparency. The need for measures was confirmed by an August PSP inspection that found 67 violations.
Aziz KarimovA large-scale Yandex Go outage on October 11, caused by damage to the company's data center in Russia as a result of a drone attack, led to a sharp increase in demand for competitors in Uzbekistan. Uklon reported a 2–3x increase in orders, MyTaxi — 15x. The services claim stable operation and plans to retain new users.
Nilufar KarimovaUzbekistan's Committee for the Development of Competition and Protection of Consumer Rights has begun studying the prices and services of taxi aggregators against the backdrop of technical failures at major services and multiple price increases during peak hours by competitors. The agency will verify the justification of price increases and signs of unfair competition, and also called on services to revise pricing algorithms, fix withdrawal glitches, unblock drivers, and pay out bonuses. After the Yandex Go outage on October 11–13, demand for Uklon,
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