Carpooling in Karnataka: No fines, but ride-sharing apps may need licenceBengaluru has an estimated two million people employed in the technology, startup and BPO sectors for thousands of whom carpooling is a pre...
Carpooling banned in Bengaluru, penalty up to Rs 10,000. Know moreThe transport department in Bengaluru has banned carpooling services offered through mobile apps like Quick Ride, following complaints from...
How the pandemic dealt a severe blow to ‘recession-proof’ businessesThe pandemic is a kryptonite for businesses. It has also busted many myths - among them was the belief that some businesses are resilient a...
The end of sharing? What the pandemic means for co-living, co-working and carpooling servicesThe pandemic has given rise to self prioritization and individualism. However, some aspects of the shared economy are innovating to stay re...
Fans, hi-tech filters oust old-style office ACs amid Covid fearA large number of companies ET spoke to are not switching on central AC, even though it’s peak of Indian summer. Wherever possible, windows...
Uber says EVs will electrify its India fleet in two yearsThe company has already piloted electric autos in Chandigarh with SUN Mobility, where the EV platform offers swappable batteries and interc...
Cheaper than Ola, Uber: How Quick Ride is making office commutes convenientCarpooling has been one of most recommended activities to help reduce pollution and traffic congestion. Bengaluru-based Quick Ride has give...
IIFT concludes 2020 recruitment driveHDFC Bank and Federal Bank were among the first-time recruiters in the BFSI sector. Other marquee recruiters such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morg...
New ventures help office-goers sail through commuting chaosStartups focus on carpools, buses and corporate services to make ride to work peaceful.
The current economic slump has another side to itThe new consumer behaviour of renting items has, according to experts, hit the economy.
Startup funding jumps 25% amid ‘bubble’ fearThe data increasingly indicates that the boom in financing is being led by midand late-stage rounds of over $50 million, and is now trickli...
Car and bike pooling platform Quick Ride in Talks to Raise $4 millionQuick Ride is a car and bike ride pooling platform that connects commuters travelling in the same direction in real-time and schedules the ...
Mobility startups attract big bucksAnother area seeing investor action is car & bike pooling, where Quick Ride is learned to have got around $15 million from Naspers.
How car ownership is changing rapidly and irreversibly in IndiaThe tectonic shifts reshaping the global auto industry globally are beginning to be felt in India.
Four mobile apps for better last-mile access to get fundsAll the four solutions are mobile-based applications with a focus on carpooling, optimising parking spaces, rental bike and on-demand publi...
A journey ends, another beginsThe network is of only 42 km and does not reach all parts of the massive urban sprawl. Also, it is not that there was no public transport i...
Virat Kohli most popular cricketer on Twitter with 5 million fansKohli (@ImVkohli) now has 5,004,544 followers on Twitter, ahead of Tendulkar who has 4,910,498 followers and MS Dhoni (3,374,509 followers).