Rapido raises $240 million from Prosus, WestBridge, Accel; valuation hits $3 billionUrban mobility startup Rapido has secured $240 million in a funding round led by Prosus, valuing the company at $3 billion. This raise is p...
15 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
15 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Uber leases over 9 lakh sq ft Hyderabad office through 10-year lease for GCCUber India Systems has secured a massive office space in Hyderabad. The company will occupy over 9 lakh square feet for a decade. This deal...
14 May, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
WeRide, Lenovo team up to scale 200,000 robotaxis by 2031Chinese tech firms WeRide and Lenovo are set to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles worldwide in the next five years. This ambitious collabo...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Karnataka may frame policy legalising bike taxis: SourcesKarnataka government is considering a policy for bike taxi services. This comes even as the state challenges a High Court order allowing th...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.17 PM IST
Karnataka to appeal in SC against HC judgment allowing bike taxisKarnataka government will challenge the High Court's decision allowing bike taxi services in the Supreme Court. The state argues that bike ...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
Mobility platforms and the new architecture of Indian citiesIndian cities are transforming. Mobility platforms are now essential urban infrastructure, connecting people and goods seamlessly. These pl...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Uber says bike taxis not eating into autos; calls for 'sensible' regulationIn a blog post, Uber’s policy and research team said that in Bengaluru and Mumbai — two key markets where bike taxi services were paused fo...
15 Apr, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
Why the ride-hailing industry moved away from commission-based modelsThe ride-hailing industry has traditionally operated on commission-based models, where platforms take a percentage of each fare as revenue....
23 Jun, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
Ola launches zero percent commission model across India; drivers to keep entire fare earningsHowever, according to Shaik Salauddin, founder president of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union, before the ride, the drivers have...
18 Jun, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Bengaluru commuter uses Porter app to deliver himself to office after Ola, Uber no-show, netizens call him 'genius'A Bengaluru commuter, facing long wait times for Uber and Ola, found an innovative solution by using the Porter app, which is meant for tra...
07 Feb, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
Karnataka HC directs state govt to hold talks with Uber, Ola to sort out auto fare issueUber and Ola moved the court to challenge the state transport department’s notice asking them to stop accepting auto-rides on their apps fo...
14 Oct, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Karnataka govt may develop its own app to help auto-rickshaw users: transport ministerSriramulu’s statement came after the aggregators continued to operate their app-based auto-ride hailing services, despite a government noti...
12 Oct, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
Karnataka transport department asks Ola, Uber, Rapido to appear for hearingThe decision to conduct a hearing follows legal advice within the government that the department hold an in-person hearing with the stakeho...
11 Oct, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Ola, Uber, Rapido unlikely to stop auto services in Bengaluru despite missive from stateTerming the auto-hailing service as “illegal” the state’s transport authority had issued notices to the three companies on Thursday, as sta...
08 Oct, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
Autos and cab rentals rev up ride-hailing appsThe recovery in these niche categories has however been hyperlocal with Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Kolkata performing better than Bengaluru and...
18 Nov, 2020, 09.42 AM IST
Uber to expand in India despite weak demandIt would take months before the mobility sector hits pre-Covid-19 numbers but maintained that the trajectory remains positive, even as use ...
23 Oct, 2020, 07.18 PM IST