Disruptive technological change is upending traditional taxi licensing models, and regulators are looking at rules afresh. Driving integrationMalaysia integrated 13 agencies under one body, the S.P.A.D., to drive integration of public transport. One of its mandates is to change the costly, rent-seeking character of its Pajak taxi license system. Dynamic fares for peak hours was accepted in the policy, said Mohamed Azharuddin Bin Mat Sah, CEO, Land Public Transport Commission. UITP president, Masaki Ogata, said public transport needed a change of mindset and innovation to meet a once-in-a-century challenge from new services that used disruptive technologies.

Source: The Hindu May 16, 2017 16:45 UTC