The Ministry of Transport is working to regulate all types of taxis, giving all establishments that provide passenger transportation services through vehicle guidance applications three months to correct their status according to the new conditions, and the ministry is intensifying its efforts with the Public Transport Authority to comprehensively review all taxi services currently provided and develop a new concept for providing this service in line with the Kingdom's status and Vision 2030.

Foundations for the new transportation regulation.

Foundations of the new transportation regulation

The new regulation seeks to restructure the activity and limit the random wandering of taxis, to be more effective without offending or harassing either road users or beneficiaries of services, and this regulation is in line with the requirements and desires of the Saudi society to benefit from technology to obtain a better service, and this regulation is the first effort of the transportation sector in the Ministry and the Public Transport Authority, as the public transport file is one of the most important priorities and issues directed by the Minister of Transport to address it.

The new regulation seeks to restructure the activity and limit the random wandering of taxis to a security and social return in the first place.

The Ministry of Transportation has previously announced through its website and its official social media accounts the facilities qualified by the Ministry to provide this service.

Allowing citizens to transport passengers

The new conditions and procedures regulating the work of vehicle routing facilities issued by the Ministry recently allowed citizens to work with their own vehicles in the activity of transporting passengers through “smart phone” applications operated by one of the facilities qualified by the Ministry to provide the routing service, as these applications were widely popular, satisfied and accepted by citizens and residents, especially in light of the low level of taxi services currently provided, while these applications enable them to obtain the service at the place and time specified by the passenger and make him a key element in the development and control process by enabling him to evaluate the level of service

The Ministry stressed that it seeks to bridge the gap between supply and demand, which is mostly covered by foreign labor, and reduce security caveats by giving citizens the opportunity to work in this service, where job seekers, university students, private sector employees, wage item employees, and government sector employees will be able to work in this service at this stage.

The Ministry stressed that it seeks to bridge the gap between supply and demand, which is mostly covered by foreign labor, and reduce security caveats by giving citizens the opportunity to work in this service at this stage.

Wasl online platform

The Ministries of Transport, Labor and Social Development give priority to Saudis looking for job opportunities, especially those registered in the Jadara and Saeed systems, in light of the support of the Ministry of Civil Service for the ministry's efforts in this regard, and the ministry seeks to find a business model that is compatible with these applications and the requirements of citizens wishing to work in this field and control the sector as the ministry requires these establishments to link to an electronic platform called "Wasl", which the ministry launched in cooperation with its technical partner, Alam, and this platform enables the ministry and security authorities to verify the identity of the driver, vehicle data and journey.