Ola has obtained licence under the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules 2016. The homegrown cab aggregator was able to obtain the license after registering and providing the necessary information of 100 vehicles to the transport department.
In a bid to give Uber a tough competition, ride hailing service Ola might launch a new subscription-based model in the country. According to a new report from Tech in Asia, the service is dubbed as Ola Exclusive and will allow consumers to avail post-paid billing services.
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Following Government’s warnings about strict measures, taxi aggreagators Uber and Ola have suspended surge pricing in Delhi.
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With an aim to offer reliable mobility in smaller towns and cities, Ola has launched its e-rickshaw service today in Delhi-NCR. The first Ola E-rickshaw was booked by PM Narendra Modi on Ola’s mobile application.
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In a bid to lure customers away from its competitor Uber, Ola has announced that it is offering its riders an auto-connect Wi-Fi service for it’s Ola Prime riders.
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In a bid to expand Ola Money, Ola has acquired mobile payments firm Qarth. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Google Maps is expanding integration of five new ride hailing services across the world into its apps. The service is adding Ola Cabs in India, 99Taxis in Brazil, Hailo in the UK and Spain, mytaxi in Germany and Spain, and Gett in the UK.
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Ola rolled out Bike Taxis in Bangalore recently but it looks like the company is withdrawing the service already. The bike icon that was present on the Ola app has been taken down and is no longer available.
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Ola has announced that it is shutting down its food and grocery delivery business Ola Store and Ola Cafe. The move comes from Ola only days after, Flipkart pulled the plug on its hyperlocal service Flipkart Nearby.
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Ola has launched a new low cost service dubbed as Ola Micro which is the company’s answer to Uber’s UberGo service. The service is being launched in seven cities in India at Rs 6 per kilometer.
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Ola’s ride sharing service Ola Share has now expanded to Kolkata. The service will allow users who travel on the same routes to share their cab rides with users from social groups they are part of starting today.
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Ola has launched Ola Share social ride sharing service in Delhi- NCR, in a bid to handle the odd-even experiment in the capital. The latest move comes from Ola on the same day, Uber introduced UberPool ride-sharing service in Delhi.
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Ola, Didi Kuaidi, Lyft and GrabTaxi have teamed up to create a global ridesharing partnership. The four major regional taxi aggregators have formed an alliance in order to offer seamless coverage for travelers in India, China, Southeast Asia and the US.
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After last month’s report that Ola had secured an investment of an undisclosed amount from Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Kuaidi, Falcon Edge, GIC, Tiger Global Management, and SoftBank are other investors, the company yesterday confirmed $500 million in Series F funding, which now values it at over $5 billion. Continue reading “Ola secures $500 million in funding, now valued at over $5 billion”
