Move IT, a local transport solutions provider, on Thursday said it is working with government to validate its passenger safety data and other features necessary to ensure that its app users are protected.
Wayne Jacinto, Move It general manager, said the transportation company continues to use technology “to improve the user experience, particularly with regard to safety.”
According to Jacinto, one of the strengths of the Move It app is its ability to closely monitor how its partner-riders drive.
“With this information, as well as customer feedback, we can monitor the behavior and assess the driving skills of our drivers, and emphasize specific areas for improvement or require additional training,” he said.
Jacinto said Move It has a 99.9-percent safety rating, and that it benefits greatly from its technology partnership with Grab.
“One of the seven pledges of Move It is that passenger safety is its top priority,” he said.
“We recognize that in this effort we need to work closely with government regulators, our partner-drivers and our passengers, so we will share any information the Department of Transportation Technical Working Group (DOTr-TWG) needs to validate its safety data,” Jacinto added.
This developed after Land Transportation Office (LTO) head and Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II revealed that the agency was validating the safety data submitted by the three motorcycle (MC) taxi companies involved in the ongoing pilot study.
Grab, which acquired MoveIt, also operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and touts a 99.9-percent safety rating in the Southeast Asian region.
