The road ahead for drivers of ride-hailing companies like Ola, UberWith the market maturing, the incentives for drivers are likely to drop further, say industry experts ET spoke with.
15 Nov, 2018, 09.28 AM IST
Uber, Ola strike hits Delhi and Mumbai ridersBetween 50-80% of cabs in the two cities remained off roads on Monday.
23 Oct, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
Dwindling income for Ola and Uber drivers behind growing discontentAccording to the cab aggregators, the incentive pattern adopted earlier was never permanent.
20 Mar, 2018, 01.44 PM IST
Driver strike hits cab services in ChennaiFor many months now, drivers have held protests against dwindling incentives and rising performance-linked remunerations paid by these aggr...
03 Jan, 2018, 04.05 PM IST
Ola, Uber cut driver pay by a third in 1 yearIncentives for drivers emerged as a major draw in the last few years, helping Ola and Uber shore up supply. But these subsidies have seen a...
18 Sep, 2017, 10.04 AM IST
Changing fares & sops make the ride bumpy for TN cabbiesThe latest to shift its system was Chennai-based UTOO, which announced last week that it was migrating from monthly salaries to a finance-l...
26 Jul, 2017, 09.29 AM IST
Uber, Ola slash driver sops by 40% in March quarter"Declining incentives might be decreasing the driver satisfaction and incomes, but the monthly take-home income of online drivers is still ...
30 Jun, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
Two apps to take on Ola and UberThe apps will be available on Google Playstore and AppStore, and allow a customer to pay using digital wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik, or ...
23 Mar, 2017, 01.24 PM IST
From a plethora of incentives, cab aggregator services have thrown drivers off trackGood times for drivers came to an abrupt end recently when firms lowered incentives and drivers found themselves staring at drastically red...
05 Mar, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Why Uber isn't cool anymoreUber started the year by increasing fares in Delhi and has now followed it up with a new incentive structure for drivers, announced on Tues...
12 Jan, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
Uber, Ola drivers to protest low earnings, cuts in incentives"We have listened to both parties and there are some reasonable demands that the striking drivers have made, which we are acting upon," sai...
10 Jan, 2017, 08.44 AM IST
For Uber, Ola drivers, big dreams come to a screeching haltGlut of app-based cabs, frequent discounts and fewer incentives weigh heavily on earnings of drivers of Uber and Ola, writes Shailesh Menon.
17 Nov, 2016, 02.57 PM IST
Cab war: Drivers pampered with flats offered by Sivasankaran's UTOO taking on Ola, UberThe avowed dissenter against cash incentives believes owning a house has been the tallest peak to scale for cab drivers. “I want my drivers...
02 Aug, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
Radio taxi association writes to government on rules 'violation' by Uber, OlaThe letter states that Ola and Uber’s business model is in “gross violations of the foreign direct investment guidelines on marketplace mod...
06 Jun, 2016, 11.53 AM IST
Rescue mission: Local taxis fight Ola and UberOver 300 localities in the city have been inundated with rainwater, making them inaccessible on motorised transport.
17 Nov, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
Hyderabad drivers cry foul as Uber slips on promised incentivesMore than 500 drivers claiming to be working for Uber have on Tuesday held protests at its city headquarters under the banner of TCBOA.
26 Aug, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
Power of ideas 2012: Online taxi startups like Ola Cabs, Savaari spell good business for taxi driversThe success for taxi derivers proves that “doing good” is good for business, as happy drivers mean better customer service, which in turn l...
26 Oct, 2012, 09.30 AM IST