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PIN-verification to RideCheck: Uber India announces new safety features

Uber will also be experimenting with audio recording as a safety feature in the Indian market this year

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's outstation service grows 2X; tier-2 cities contribute the most

The company, which competes with US rival Uber, aims to capture a market that is poised to grow to $15 billion in the near future

Delhi took 7 mn trips on Ola; ahead of Bengaluru, Mumbai in night travel

Overall, Delhi recorded a total of 1.06 billion km in 2019 and over 71 million trips, Ola said

Ola's self-driven car-sharing service registers sharp demand after launch

The average number of kilometers and hours pre-booked by customers has also quadrupled for the upcoming holiday season

Govt's move to cap commission at 10% will put us out of business: Cab firms

The government is considering a proposal to cap the commission paid by drivers at 10%

Ola aims to double scale of business in Australia and New Zealand

A company source said the firm is looking to double the scale of business across parameters such as revenue, customers, driver-partners and the number of rides

Ahead of IPO, Ola plans realignment of various businesses to cut costs

According to sources in the know, this exercise would result in reduction of its workforce by around 300 people, which is roughly 5-8 per cent of its overall headcount

How Ola bike is gaining rider confidence in small towns

Interestingly, around four out of every 10 Ola Bike trips are taken in small towns

GiveIndia gets Rs 23-cr grant from Bill Gates foundation and 3 others

GiveIndia is also looking to partner with online consumer companies and brands to make contributions more convenient

Ola, Microsoft to measure real-time street level air quality data in Delhi

The project is set to begin this month and is expected to collect millions of data points over the course of one year to complete the spectrum of variation in Delhi's air-pollution.

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

Dependency on Ola, Uber means more demand: JLR chief executive Ralf Speth

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had recently said one of the reasons for the downturn in the industry was millenials using more of ride-hailing services Ola and Uber

Ola Electric gets $250 mn from SoftBank, becomes India's newest unicorn

SoftBank is also the single largest investor in Ola

Ola top management rejig soon; Ankit Bhati to steer cabs business

As many as nine of the senior leadership team members have quit Ola in the past few months

Madras High Court allows Ola to operate at Chennai Central for 6 months

The court allowed Ani Technologies to operate cab services for a period of 6 months by paying Rs 4 mn as licence fee

We don't discriminate: Ola to man who refused to ride with Muslim driver

Taxi aggregator Ola Cabs on Sunday urged a person not to discriminate on religious lines after the latter cancelled his ride as the driver was a Muslim.Replying to one Abhishek Verma, who is followed by some Union cabinet ministers on Twitter, the company said, "Ola, like our country, is a secular platform, and we don't discriminate our driver partners or customers basis their caste, religion, gender or creed. We urge all our customers and driver partners to treat each other with respect at all times."In a tweet on Friday, Mishra, whose verified Twitter account says Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Ideology First, Hindutva Thinker, Digital & Social Media Advisor (Views Personal), said, "Cancelled @Olacabs Booking because Driver was Muslim. I don't want to give my money to Jihadi People."He attached a screenshot of his Ola booking which named the cab driver.This started a Twitter firestorm with many demanded the Ola to block his account. However, there were many who supported Mishra's 'right

Ola cabs rank third among venture capital funding for Dec quarter

The top of the chart is occupied by Ola cabs' Chinese peer Didi Chuxing, China Internet Plus is second on the list

Ola pumps Rs 100 cr into car leasing biz as it looks to build its fleet

SoftBank-backed Ola had invested Rs 50 crore in the unit in February this year

Kidnapping by driver: Cab firm was ready to pay Rs 5-cr ransom, say police

Sreekanth, kidnapped from Preet Vihar on July 6, was rescued after a shootout in Meerut