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First 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 TursunovFirst 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 RahimovaA 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 KarimovaThe antitrust regulator has begun examining the pricing practices of taxi aggregators after, against the backdrop of Yandex Go technical outages, competitors' ride prices rose several times over during peak hours. The Committee recommended revising price-setting algorithms, fixing payout failures to drivers, and unblocking drivers who were blocked without justification. If violations are found, an inspection is promised.
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,
Nilufar KarimovaYandex Uzbekistan said that services interrupted after the October 11 outage are being restored in stages. Payouts to partners and drivers were processed automatically, but some payments may be executed with errors or delays. Cases of incorrect charges are being reviewed, though the growing number of support requests is slowing down problem resolution.
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