Iran Ride-Hailing Apps Controversy

Iran’s major ride-hailing companies have started expanding their range of services, each offering something “genuine” in the unending hunt for a bigger share of the pie.

CEO of Iran’s popular ride-hailing service Tap30 has accused the Iran Chamber of Guilds of delay in issuing of permits to the business in favor of other companies.

The second most popular low-cost ride-hailing app in Iran, Tap30, has been shut down in the shrine city of Mashhad by the city’s Taxi Guild.

Head of the guild Mahdi Alavi said, “The…

One of the most popular low-cost ride hailing apps in Iran, Tap30, has offering services in the northeastern shrine city of Mashhad, capital of Khorasan Razavi Province, following a successful…

Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology says the Iranian ride-hailing startup, Snapp, has so far attracted more than 900 billion rials ($24 million) of foreign investments…

Tehran's Taxi Union has approved three more ride-hailing apps as the market for calling taxis through smartphones continues to develop at a breakneck pace.

According to Masoud Tayebi, head…

For years Tehran’s taxis have been associated with the colors yellow and green. Now they are flirting with pink in the form of the newly-launched taxi-hailing app called Carpino.

In the latest attempt to claw back market share from local ride-hailing applications Snapp and TAP30, Tehran’s Taxi Organization will launch its own app in the near future, the head of the…

Traffic police have sent a warning to ride hailing companies operating in Iran in what could be the latest push attempt to shut down the two biggest operators of the new and seemingly popular taxi…

In a strange turn of events, the head of Iran's IT Union says the organization has given the go-ahead for dismantling the popular ride-hailing startups Snapp and TAP30 .

The announcement of…

In a new wave of revolts against the advancement of Internet-based services in Iran, the Head of Tehran’s Taxi Union claimed on December 6 that there is no proper supervision…

Iran’s leading ride-hailing app, Snapp (formally TaxiYaab), co-owned by Germany’s Rocket Internet and MTN-Irancell through its holding company, Iran Internet Group, is getting mixed reviews from…

Shared taxi services are a fairly common sight in Iran's urban landscape with yellow and green taxis circling the streets and boulevards.

This form of transportation is common across the…

To counter the threat from international ride-sharing apps, Tehran's taxi organization has announced it will develop an app to help people call for a taxi virtually.