App-based Cab Services

The dynamic increase in surge prices has caused loud dissent in Karnataka's capital Bengaluru, with the government issuing ban on app-based auto services, making MYn's surge-free model the only best alternative in the city.

The strike called by drivers attached to ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola demanding subsidy on CNG prices and revision of fare rates entered its second day today.

A couple was allegedly assaulted by the driver of an app-based cab in Kolkata following an altercation over switching on the air condition of the vehicle, police said today

India will allow app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola to charge up to 20 percent commission on ride fares, according to guidelines issued on Friday, diluting an earlier proposal to cap fees at 10 percent.

Karnataka has entered into an agreement with app-based taxi service Ola Cabs to help transport people to the nearest of over 200 pre-approved hospitals in case of medical emergencies other than those relating to COVID-19 infection

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced a nationwide lockdown for the next 21 days and only essential services will continue during this period. The current situation has also forced app-based taxi aggregator Ola Cabs to stop services temporarily as the nation strives hard to stop spreading the virus further. Having stopped cab services, Ola has now re...

App-based ride-hailing platform, Ola has announced the launch of the 'Ola Drive' car sharing service. The new service marks the brand's foray into the self-driven car rental industry, and enables the users to design their own package allowing control over the number of kilometres and hours as well as fuel inclusion into the package. The service, Ol...

Minister of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari said says that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the slowdown in the auto sector contributed by Ola and Uber was misinterpreted. The Union Minister was speaking earlier today at the launch of the BS6 compliant Honda Activa 125 and said that there were, in fact, many reas...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to take appropriate steps to regulate app-based taxi services like Ola and Uber in the country.

Commuters in Kolkata faced a trying time on Monday as more than 25,000 cabs went off the roads due to a 48-hour strike called by associations of online cabs here.

Two days after a celebrity model-actor was harassed on a Kolkata street, a 23-year-old woman had a similar experience when a man driving a car passed remarks, chased and tried to block the app-based cab she had hired in south Kolkata.

Hyundai is reportedly in talks with the app-based ride-hailing cab service Ola to buy 4 per cent stakes in the latter's company. According to the report filed by Times of India, Hyundai plans to buy stakes in Ola for a sum of $250 million.

App-based ride-hailing platform Ola has announced that the company will be investing $100 million (around Rs. 710 crore) in Vogo - India's fast-growing scooter sharing network. The investment will go into the supply of 100,000 scooters by Vogo that will be used for short commutes. The collaboration will help Vogo gain a strategic supply advantage w...

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar today flagged off the Goa Tourism Development Corporation's app-based taxi service in Panaji.

About a year ago, Mahindra Electric and app-based taxi service provider Ola tied up in the Central Indian city of Nagpur to provide clean mobility point to point solutions. Amongst the electric cars, the four door Mahindra e2o Plus was put into service as a taxi and despite some initial teething issues, mainly due to range, have done rather well. 1...

The dynamic increase in surge prices has caused loud dissent in Karnataka's capital Bengaluru, with the government issuing ban on app-based auto services, making MYn's surge-free model the only best alternative in the city.

The strike called by drivers attached to ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola demanding subsidy on CNG prices and revision of fare rates entered its second day today.

A couple was allegedly assaulted by the driver of an app-based cab in Kolkata following an altercation over switching on the air condition of the vehicle, police said today

India will allow app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola to charge up to 20 percent commission on ride fares, according to guidelines issued on Friday, diluting an earlier proposal to cap fees at 10 percent.

Karnataka has entered into an agreement with app-based taxi service Ola Cabs to help transport people to the nearest of over 200 pre-approved hospitals in case of medical emergencies other than those relating to COVID-19 infection

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced a nationwide lockdown for the next 21 days and only essential services will continue during this period. The current situation has also forced app-based taxi aggregator Ola Cabs to stop services temporarily as the nation strives hard to stop spreading the virus further. Having stopped cab services, Ola has now re...

App-based ride-hailing platform, Ola has announced the launch of the 'Ola Drive' car sharing service. The new service marks the brand's foray into the self-driven car rental industry, and enables the users to design their own package allowing control over the number of kilometres and hours as well as fuel inclusion into the package. The service, Ol...

Minister of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari said says that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the slowdown in the auto sector contributed by Ola and Uber was misinterpreted. The Union Minister was speaking earlier today at the launch of the BS6 compliant Honda Activa 125 and said that there were, in fact, many reas...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to take appropriate steps to regulate app-based taxi services like Ola and Uber in the country.

Commuters in Kolkata faced a trying time on Monday as more than 25,000 cabs went off the roads due to a 48-hour strike called by associations of online cabs here.

Two days after a celebrity model-actor was harassed on a Kolkata street, a 23-year-old woman had a similar experience when a man driving a car passed remarks, chased and tried to block the app-based cab she had hired in south Kolkata.

Hyundai is reportedly in talks with the app-based ride-hailing cab service Ola to buy 4 per cent stakes in the latter's company. According to the report filed by Times of India, Hyundai plans to buy stakes in Ola for a sum of $250 million.

App-based ride-hailing platform Ola has announced that the company will be investing $100 million (around Rs. 710 crore) in Vogo - India's fast-growing scooter sharing network. The investment will go into the supply of 100,000 scooters by Vogo that will be used for short commutes. The collaboration will help Vogo gain a strategic supply advantage w...

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar today flagged off the Goa Tourism Development Corporation's app-based taxi service in Panaji.

About a year ago, Mahindra Electric and app-based taxi service provider Ola tied up in the Central Indian city of Nagpur to provide clean mobility point to point solutions. Amongst the electric cars, the four door Mahindra e2o Plus was put into service as a taxi and despite some initial teething issues, mainly due to range, have done rather well. 1...