webfact Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Move aside UBER - here comes the new Red Bus app in Chiang Mai - UBAR! Image: Thai Rath CHIANG MAI: -- A new application has appeared purporting to be the fast and efficient way to get around in Chiang Mai - UBAR. The app blurb says it s easy to use, no fees, no registration and can be downloaded for iOS and Android. The app claims to be the best way to call a red bus. On the face of it, it seems a natural reaction to all the problems faced by Uber and other firms like GrabCar that have yet to receive the blessing of the land department - a way for the rival red baht buses in the city to strike back at the new kids on the block. But Thai Rath indicated that all is not what it might appear in their report. The news organization reported that when an app review service tried to access the Ubar application it was not actually functional. It appears that it may be an April fool just a bit late. Or an unusual case of Thai irony at work. Though the app claims that it is offering a "community service" for the good of people online Thai Rath noted that an app for red buses in Chiang Mai called CMtransit was already launched some time ago. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-04-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I didn't know the inside of a red bus looks like that. Thye must have improved a lot since the last time I took one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxpwzrd Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Probably will end up being nicknamed FUBAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewgoo Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hopefully they won't be looking at their phones while they are driving around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinostar Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Chiangmai should get rid of those pesky red vans, they smell, pollute and have bad driving skills, actually none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 4 hours ago, wxpwzrd said: Probably will end up being nicknamed FUBAR DAMN u beat me to it and i was so happy to have thought of it...dangit Well i can see somchai now...dumping me out in a chase to go get 10 chinese so he can charge them 100 bt each....of course all red truck drivers own a smartphone too! All u have to do is watch them when the chinese SHOVE their phones in to the faces of these drivers daily......oh yes..of course..you want to go to xxxxx..welcome aboard my friend! Lastly of course leave it to thais to simply COPY an idea instead of improving their own... Naturally there will be a star rating system and all prices will be fair--the same and reasonable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, chinostar said: Chiangmai should get rid of those pesky red vans, they smell, pollute and have bad driving skills, actually none! I put the tuk tuks on TOP of that list......esp when they do the chinese tour convoy.....choke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I would't recommend drinking hot coffee in the back of their pick-ups like the lady in the picture. 3rd degree burns are highly likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William C F Pierce Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 That app in Thai looks like "tug" written backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim cortesos Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I never see Uber on Chok Chai 4..Lots of song tao's though..Why Uber ? Where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 only UBAR apps ive seen are for a BAR U bar--as in alcohol... poor jealous thais....hate competition.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim cortesos Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 All I see is a river of taxis streaming down the main road where I live..I don't think they will ever make in Thailand ? Too much Tech when you can just flag a cab.Also Thai taxis will up the bar to compete any way..Uber should be a big hit in places like Dubai..Saudi Arabia..where there are a lot of up scale people whom love on demand service.Uber belongs in San Francisco where I am from.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantSpell Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 They got the wrong target and business model: with a name like UBAR, they should be delivering bar girls. They have one APP/website like this is Bangkok already: order confirmed, track your delivery, lot of features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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