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Ride-hailing apps Uber and Careem submitted requests to the Public Transport Authority asking for licenses to include a group transport option to their services, using the authority\u2019s new WiFi-equipped buses, Al Borsa reports<\/a>. The authority had signed a EGP 35 mn agreement with MAN-Kastour back in July<\/a> to purchase 13 double-decker buses that will be introduced to Cairo\u2019s streets in early 2018, with plans to issue more tenders soon. Also in July<\/a>, Careem invested USD 500k in bus service Swvl as part of its plan to expand into group transport. Uber had also said it was planning to launch a new bus service<\/a> in Egypt once legislation governing the ride-hailing apps was introduced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ride-hailing apps Uber and Careem submitted requests to the Public Transport Authority asking for licenses to include a group transport option to their services, using the authority\u2019s new WiFi-equipped buses, Al Borsa reports. 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