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Uber way behind Ola in India: Bhavish Aggarwal responds to Khosrowshahi

Uber chief had said Ola was foraying into other areas but Uber was focused on ride-sharing business

Delhi govt's ban may disrupt operations of ride-hailing firms: Uber to LG

Ride-hailing platform Uber has opposed the move in a letter to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and the Transport Commissioner

SC to hear Delhi govt against HC order staying notices to bike-taxi cos

The Supreme Court would hear on Monday two pleas filed by the Delhi government against the high court order permitting bike-taxi aggregators, Rapido and Uber, to operate in the national capital till notification of the final policy by the administration on plying of two-wheeler non-transport vehicles. The AAP government has challenged in the Supreme Court the May 26 order of the Delhi High Court asking it not to take any coercive action against the bike-taxi aggregators ill the final policy was notified. According to the cause list uploaded on the apex court web site, a vacation bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal would hear the pleas of the AAP government on June 12. Let copies of both the petitions be served upon the learned Solicitor General so that the stand of the Union of India can be obtained, the bench had said in its order. Earlier, senior advocate Manish Vashisht, appearing for the Delhi government, said the high court's decision to stay the government's ..

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Ola shuts in-car infotainment service launched in 2016 as global first

Industry sources say the service was not proving any value to the ride-hailing company

Karnataka govt meet with Uber, Ola; auto-rickshaw union calls it eye wash

The Karnataka government on Saturday held a meeting with the representatives of cab aggregators Uber, Ola and Rapido over high auto-rickshaw prices

'Would never acquire a loss-making business': Ola CEO on merger with Uber

The Covid-19 pandemic has hurt the transportation industry. But Ola said it is one of the most profitable ride-hailing companies in the world with a strong balance sheet

How the dreams of thousands of Ola and Uber drivers are turning sour

Once app-based cab aggregators became popular and their driver population burgeoned, they pruned incentives and began charging drivers hefty commissions. The pandemic only made matters worse

Entrepreneurs-by-chance who set up a thriving marketplace for gig workers

Gigindia, started by engineering students Sahil Sharma and Aditya Shirole, provides remote working opportunities to 5,000 people and plans to ramp this to 100,000 by 2025

New guidelines likely to make online taxi-hailing business much tougher

The reason: Just a few weeks ago, the Centre has come out with the long-awaited Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, which have drawn a dismayed response from the companies concerned

Uber to roll out PIN verification, RideCheck for enhanced user safety

Uber Senior Director of Global Safety Products Sachin Kansal said the feature is under pilot and should be rolled out to users in the next few weeks

Ola Electric inducts former Hyundai and Tata Motors exec onto its board

B V R Subbu currently manages a boutique strategy-consulting firm, advising global PE funds. He is also on the boards of various automotive and tech firms

As incentives and income fall, app-based cab drivers strike their own deals

According to consulting firm Redsheer, the drivers incentives i.e. percentage of gross booking value has fallen from 60 per cent in 2015 to just about 8 per cent in 2018

Yashwant Sinha questions FM, asks how would Ola, Uber reduce truck sales

Those in power were making "weird" statements, the former finance minister said, talking to reporters here

HC asks Maharashtra govt to take decision on Ola, Uber fares within 8 weeks

In October 2016, the state government had constituted a committee to decide on the minimum and maximum fare structure for companies like Ola and Uber

Competition Commission dismisses price-fixing charges against Ola, Uber

For the model followed by cab aggregators, estimation of fares are done by algorithms on the basis of large data sets

Drivers' woes with Uber, Ola continue even as cos claim to resolve issue

Cash in hand dwindles for drivers even as cab aggregators shower corporate incentives

Ola's chess match with both rivals and investors; seeks $1 bn funding

Market speculation on next moves, with it and arch-rival Uber having the same big stakeholder, raises questions on future consolidation

Ola, Uber to tie up with railways, airports, metros for easy booking kiosks

Growth of ride-hailing services slowed in 2017 as base of early adopters dried up

Ola to bank on local innovations to compete with Uber's West-centric model

Uber still accounts for up to 40% of the Indian ride-hailing market