Uber and Careem face a driver shortage in Saudi Arabia, largely due to laws letting only Saudis work for the companies and mandating that drivers own their cars (Samer Al-Atrush/Financial Times)

Elena Posted by — July 7, 2023 in Tech News —

Samer Al-Atrush / Financial Times:
Uber and Careem face a driver shortage in Saudi Arabia, largely due to laws letting only Saudis work for the companies and mandating that drivers own their cars  —  Ride-hailing apps in the kingdom are widely regarded as the region’s worst — in part because of state regulations

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