Riding the AI buck: Rising API, usage-based costs force a rethinkAs enterprises rapidly scale AI adoption, soaring API and usage-based costs are forcing companies to rethink spending, introduce guardrails...
12 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India's FDI plan for ecommerce; Tata charges up iPhone bizIndia is planning to allow FDI in inventory-based ecommerce exclusively for exports. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
15 Apr, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Uber to double its premium service Uber Black fleet this yearUber plans to double the size of its premium Uber Black fleet in India by 2026, responding to rising demand for high-end mobility. The comp...
22 Jan, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
Rs 1,000 for 12 km? Bengaluru commuter says 'humanity is lost' as he shows Uber cab rates during rainBengaluru faced severe waterlogging even after a night without rain. Sai Layout in North Bengaluru remained heavily affected. Recent rainfa...
21 May, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
Scoop: Uber in early discussions with EV ride-hailing startup BluSmart for a possible acquisitionUber is in early talks to acquire BluSmart Mobility, boosting its electric cab presence in India. The move comes amid Gensol Engineering’s ...
17 Mar, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Uber, Ola will have to fall in line as Karnataka govt fixes uniform fare for taxisThe Karnataka Transport Department has announced a new fare structure for city taxis and app-based aggregators like Uber and Ola. The revis...
04 Feb, 2024, 05.41 PM IST
Driver earnings will take a hit if surge pricing is capped, says UberUber says fare curbs will cause significant drop in quality of service.
20 Sep, 2019, 09.22 AM IST
Bengaluru drivers may go on strike if Ola & Uber don’t meet demandsTanveer Pasha, president of Ola, TaxiForSure and Uber Drivers and Owners Association, said the members will meet with the management of bot...
01 Dec, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Ola and Uber drivers plan indefinite strikeNaik, president of Maharashtra Navnirman Vahatuk Sena, a driver union in Mumbai, close to 60,000 cabs will go off the roads in Mumbai alone.
18 Mar, 2018, 11.36 PM IST
Uber autos to roll into Chennai soonThis is the first time Uber has made an entry into the city’s autorickshaw category, dominated by its Bengaluru-based rival Ola.
06 Mar, 2018, 03.30 PM IST
Ola is on the road to Australia; New Zealand too on route mapOla’s rival Uber has been present in Australia since 2015, along with Australian ride hailing competitor GoCatch which is backed by Austral...
31 Jan, 2018, 08.27 AM IST
Jolt for Ola, Uber as banks decide to stop disbursing loans to driversBankers who spoke to ET believe the defaults are higher among drivers on Ola as they accept more payment by cash compared with those drivin...
25 Apr, 2017, 09.27 AM IST
Uber, Ola drivers hit hard by falling incentivesFrom as high as Rs 70,000 to Rs 1 lakh per month, incomes of cab drivers associated with cab aggregators have dropped to Rs 40,000-50,000 a...
25 Jan, 2017, 08.32 AM IST
Bike service UberMOTO to debut in Bengaluru today; fares as low as Rs 3/kmTo be called UberMOTO, the service is aimed at tapping additional revenue streams in one of the world’s biggest markets for two-wheelers.
03 Mar, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Uber's gross transaction run rate in India touches Rs 400 croreRun rate is the annualization of the last month's revenue, and is a measure that fast growing transaction-based startups use.
27 May, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
Taxi-hailing app Uber launches auto-rickshaw service in DelhiThe company said the pricing will be based on the fare rules set out by Delhi state authorities and Uber will not charge any fee for the se...
10 Apr, 2015, 01.49 AM IST
Ola, Uber adopting a surge pricing policy to manage rush hour demandDrivers using the Uber platform love surge pricing, with at least five of them saying they were motivated to log in during rush hours.
17 Nov, 2014, 07.56 AM IST