Uber And Ola

Ride-hailing company Uber has committed to 100% of rides taking place in zero-emission vehicles, on public transit, or with micro-mobility by 2040

Bengaluru is estimated to have about 200,000 autorickshaws out of which around 100,000 offer services through ride-hailing platforms

The two-wheeler delivery service, which was launched in May last year during the nationwide lockdown, is now available across 26 cities

Drivers have been backed by former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy in their endeavour

The Karnataka transport department is planning to fix a minimum fare for taxis attached to Uber and Ola platform in the city with a mandate to protect the driver's interest. While the maximum rate that can be charged by the aggregators is already fixed, Ola and Uber are increasingly competing with each other with lower fares and promotional fares to attract customers. The taxi aggregators are currently charging as low as Rs 6 per kilometer. The maximum fare that can be charged by the aggregators is Rs 14.50 for non air conditioned taxi and Rs 19.50 for an air conditioned taxi. "Keeping in mind the interest of drivers who have attached their vehicles with aggregators, we have decided to impose a minimum fare for the taxis. We will set up a committee that will be headed by an additional commissioner and the fares will be set up,"said M K Aiyappa, commissioner of Transport department. Aiyappa added that the committee will calculate the prices based on a scientific study that will be ...