Automobile Association CEO: Gautrain e-hailing will fail

[Luis]

Gautrain e-hailing will fall flat on its face — Bobby Ramagwede

The Gautrain's planned expansion into e-hailing, the "Gau Express", will fail as the rail provider prepares to enter an extremely competitive market in which it has zero experience.

This is according to Bobby Ramagwede, CEO of the Automobile Association of South Africa (AA), who told MyBroadband that it wasn't the public sector's role to participate in e-hailing.

 

[charlieharper]

Taxi's to Gautrain & Uber

 

[ToxicBunny]

Gautrain e-hailing will fall flat on its face — Bobby Ramagwede

The Gautrain's planned expansion into e-hailing, the "Gau Express", will fail as the rail provider prepares to enter an extremely competitive market in which it has zero experience.

This is according to Bobby Ramagwede, CEO of the Automobile Association of South Africa (AA), who told MyBroadband that it wasn't the public sector's role to participate in e-hailing.

WTF is it with these sorts of companies trying to get into markets that are already pretty saturated and that they have no experience with..

 

[Stinkbeaver]

They should stick to their core business, But I think the number of people using Gautrain is gradually increasing

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

WTF is it with these sorts of companies trying to get into markets that are already pretty saturated and that they have no experience with..

Fleecing investors

 

[ToxicBunny]

Fleecing investors

Given that its the Gautrain, you mean taxpayers.

 

[mypetcow]

More bus routes would be the better solution than e-hailing.