ELECTRONIC COMMERCE – VICTORIA

Myki transport app gives Android phones advantage over Apple

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Apr-19

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey shows that more than 2.9 million Melburnians use public transport in an average three months (equivalent to over 71% of residents of Victoria’s capital). Some 39% of Melbourne’s public transport users have the Android operating system on their main mobile phone, while 48% use an Apple iPhone. Analysis shows that Millennials will derive the greatest benefit from the new Myki app, which allows Victorians to pay their public transport fare via a mobile phone (although it is currently only available on Android phones). Some 47% of Melbourne transport users in the Millennial generation use phones with an Android operating system, compared with just 21% of Melbourne transport users in the Pre-Boomer generation.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, APPLE INCORPORATED

Brakes put on ‘illegal’ UberX ride-sharing

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Original article by Ben Butler
The Australian – Page: 20 : 4-Nov-14

The Victorian Taxi Services Commission has issued a stop order to mobile telephone-based car bookings group Uber, applying to its UberX service rather than the more expensive Uber Black. The former variant allows members of the general public to offer vehicles as chauffeured cars, without being licensed. Uber so far appears to be ignoring the cease-and-­desist letter written by the watchdog on 23 October 2014. Court action may follow, and would mean fines for the drivers of up to $A7,500 instead of just $A1,700

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED, VICTORIA. TAXI SERVICES COMMISSION, VICTORIAN TAXI ASSOCIATION, MELBOURNE MAGISTRATES’ COURT, VICTORIA POLICE