Ola says will shut ‘connected’ car platform Ola Play from November 15The development comes at a time when Ola’s rival Uber has started piloting in-car tablets to display advertisements and value-added service...
11 Nov, 2022, 06.24 PM IST
Uber pilots in-car tablets in Delhi and Mumbai to run adsThe company can show third-party ads and also cross-sell other services like Uber Eats.
23 Sep, 2022, 08.10 AM IST
Govt doesn’t want to play by Ola’s ‘Convenience Fee’The State Transport Authority, too, has held that cab aggregators have “no right to charge passengers anything other than the transportatio...
20 May, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
Share rides may be axed under new taxi schemeThe government is in the process of finalising the City Taxi Scheme 2017 and according to sources in the transport department, ride sharing...
07 Dec, 2017, 10.34 AM IST
Ola ties up with Microsoft for connected car platformBesides the tech giant being a cloud provider to Ola, the cab hailing application will also use Microsoft’s cloud computing service Microso...
07 Nov, 2017, 02.40 PM IST
Ola ties up with YuppTV, users can now watch live television during their rideWe are bringing a range of TV channels to Ola Play, including live news channels that are accessible on-the-go," said Ankit Jain, the head ...
29 Aug, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Ola Cabs booked by Bengaluru police for music copyright issueA copyright infringement case has been filed against Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and chief technical officer Ankit Bhati on a complaint by Lah...
17 Jun, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
Ola expects Rentals to grow 4x through Ola Play offering"Ola Play and Rentals together will provide a highly personalised, context-aware ride experience, as customers move from one point to anoth...
08 Mar, 2017, 04.31 PM IST
Delhi government calls meeting of Ola, Uber representatives with driversThe availability of Uber and Ola cabs has increased in Delhi-NCR even as the strike called by Sarvodaya Drivers Association of Delhi (SDAD)...
21 Feb, 2017, 09.39 PM IST
Ola opens Ola Play for Prime categoryOpening up Ola Play to customers beyond those on Ola Select is a way to win back customers it has lost to Uber.
20 Jan, 2017, 12.51 PM IST
Ola hopes to outride Uber with new Play & break-even in 2-3 yrsIndian taxi aggregator Ola launches Ola Play, an in-cab entertainment system, in a bid to beat US-based competitor Uber and break even in t...
23 Nov, 2016, 09.38 AM 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
App-based cabs overcharging passengers: Delhi Government to HCThe HC sought the affidavit after the government alleged that app-based cabs were charging high rates and not mentioning the distance on re...
08 Jan, 2016, 05.11 PM IST
Meru Cabs' ride share feature gets rolling in Delhi-NCRThe company, which had launched a car-pooling service earlier this year, aims to address pressing issues like rising pollution and traffic ...
30 Dec, 2015, 03.04 AM IST
App-based taxi companies playing hide and seek: AAP government to Delhi High CourtApp-based taxi services like Ola are playing "hide and seek" with the police and transport department, AAP government today told Delhi High...
05 Oct, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
Changing trends: Here's why it may make sense to sell your car and hire a cab from Uber or OlaTake a cab, don’t buy a car’ is urban India’s newest trend, still nascent but likely to get stronger, as both experts and auto companies th...
31 Jul, 2015, 08.19 AM IST
Uber, Delhi police fight it out through apps and TwitterThe move to impound vehicles prompted several drivers working for app companies to protest and go off roads, hitting cab services in the Na...
05 Jun, 2015, 05.19 AM IST