Grab Doesn’t Want the Full Trip — Just a Key Piece of It

Grab, the Southeast Asian superapp known for ridehailing, food delivery, financial services and select hotel bookings, has built a parallel business in mapping.

At Skift Asia Forum in Bangkok on Wednesday, chief product officer Philipp Kandal said the company’s hyperlocal navigation tools are now used by Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and TikTok.

For companies building in Southeast Asia, that level of detail is difficult to reproduce. Grab Maps routes through motorcycle-only alleys, geocodes informal addresses, and reflects movement patterns from years of rides and deliveries.Grab is already the typical first ride for travele