Cab comparison and booking site Cabsguru raises angel roundCab comparison and booking platform Cabsguru owned by Nohup Technologies Pvt Ltd has raised an angel round of Rs 1.34 crore from a group of...
Odd-even rule: Uber, Ola and Meru cabs take advantage of the business opportunityTaxi companies and aggregators such as Uber, Ola and Meru Cabs are working out how best to take advantage of the resulting business opportu...
How new startups like LiftO, Shuttl, rBus are trying to solve urban commuting problemThere is a massive need for public transport options, and private enterprise is looking to fill the breach left by state-sponsored infrastr...
Travel search firm ixigo acquires Square Hoot HikesTravel search firm ixigo has acquired Square Hoot Hikes, the company that owns the Gurgaon-based intercity cabs aggregator Rutogo, for an u...
Taxi aggregator Carzonrent buys Bengaluru-based startup Ridingo, starts ride-sharing tripWith this acquisition, Carzonrent is expecting its ride-sharing biz to be 75% of its total business in the next five years.
Customers suffer as taxi services compete on slashed rates but collect hidden chargesWhile Meru and EasyCab charge a consolidated waiting charge per hour, app-based services like Ola, Uber and TaxiForSure charge per minute.
Uber vows to improve driver verification; PM Narendra Modi seeks information on banIt has also emerged that the country's highest political authorities are engaged with the problems besetting web-based taxi services.
Radio cab association opposes Delhi government banThe members of the Association of Radio Taxis have now decided to adopt more security measures, like setting up call centres.
Delhi Police considers filing FIR against Uber in rape caseCops consider filing an FIR against Uber as investigators probing rape of 27-yr-old woman have found "criminal negligence" & "abetment" to ...
Olacabs to secure investment from Hong Kong-based hedge fund Steadview CapitalThe deal marks rising investor interest in the fast-growing taxi services market, where nearly half a dozen startups are battling for prima...
TaxiForSure may raise $10 million from Bessemer Venture PartnersThis is the latest in a string of transactions in the country's burgeoning online cab rental services market over the past 12 months.
TaxiForSure in flnal stages to raise Rs 60 crore from Bessemer VenturesThe Bangalore-based co will receive about $10 mn, led by Bessemer Venture Partners , according to several people directly involved in the d...
- Huawei partners with Airtel to offer free wi-fi in Easy Cabs in Delhi, NCR
Customer taking an EasyCab to reach their destination will get to use wi-fi for free.
- EasyCabs to invest Rs 150-cr to add 3,500 taxis over 2 years
EasyCabs, plans to add around 3,500 new radio taxis at an investment of over Rs 150 crore in expanding its radio taxi operations pan-India ...
- How Rajiv Vij became the Czar of rented cars in India
A Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) graduate, Rajiv started his career selling Hindustan Motors’ Ambassador cars.
- My First Million: Rajiv Vij
Rajiv Vij took his time understanding the car rental business globally before launching his own brand, Easy Cabs.
- Radio Taxis to go up to 1,74,000 by 2010
Radio taxis expected to swell from the present 2,000 to 1,74,000, taking the business to Rs 7,210 crore per year by 2010.