Ride-hailing company Grab has plans to bring on 800 new staff over the next two years to bolster its six research and development centres in the US and Asia. Centers in Bangalore — which is India's version of Silicon Valley — and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam are the newest additions to the existing research facilities in Beijing, Jakarta, Singapore and Seattle. Grab, a Southeast Asian rival to Uber, has doubled the number of centres it operates in the past three months. The move comes as Uber is facing increased scrutiny from regulators around the world for alleged violations of local laws that ban ride-sharing services such as UberX. The company is valued at over $3bn and operates in 39 cities in Asia.
Ride-hailing company Grab has plans to bring on 800 new staff over the next two years to bolster its six research and development centres in the US and Asia. Grab, a Southeast Asian rival to Uber, has doubled the number of centres it operates in the past three months. The move comes as Uber is facing increased scrutiny from regulators around the world for alleged violations of local laws that ban ride-sharing services such as UberX. The company is valued at over $3bn and operates in 39 cities in Asia.