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EPISODE · May 25, 2016 · 7 MIN

Why are carmakers investing in taxi apps?

from FT News in Focus

Volkswagen has put $300m into Israeli taxi start-up Gett on the same day Toyota announced an undisclosed investment in US ride-hailing app Uber. Matthew Vincent asks the FT's motor industry correspondent Peter Campbell what's behind these moves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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