With This One Tweet, Ola Cabs May Have Lost A Customer But They Won The Internet
*Hands clapping Emoji* Ola is an Indian radio taxi service and app. (Like Uber but desi.) Ola Cabs / Via olacabs.com Last night, a customer tweeted at them asking that he be able to choose which...
View ArticleHow Many Of These Indian Startup Logos Can You Get?
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View ArticleI Asked My Ola Drivers What Customers Do That Pisses Them Off, And Learned 15...
I’ve been asking Ola drivers to tell me about the most monstrous customers they’ve driven. For the last few weeks, I've been asking Ola drivers to tell me what makes their lives difficult. What do...
View Article7 Female Uber & Ola Drivers Confess How Much They Earn And How They're Treated
“Some cut the line when I call them for directions, thinking it’s a wrong number because they’re so shocked that a woman picked up the line.” Kanchi (Ola Mumbai) How she started: "My husband and I did...
View ArticleThousands Of Indians Agree That They Take Ubers Because Rickshaw Drivers...
“Begging every morning for auto guys to do their duties is not a Mumbaikar’s idea of starting his day.” This is Dhruv Souran, a Mumbai resident currently pursuing his masters in communication and...
View ArticleLet's Take A Moment To Appreciate The Genius Of Whoever Runs AIB's Social...
I don’t know who it is, but SOMEONE at the All India Bakchod office deserves a damn raise. This shade. Twitter: @AllIndiaBakchod This legit AF breakdown. This spot-on prediction. Facebook:...
View ArticleThis Guy Keeps Trolling Everyone With "Informative" Twitter Threads And...
“This is a great thread with actual inside information.” This is stand-up comedian Rajneesh Kapoor. Facebook: rajneesh13 Lately, he's started writing his own Twitter threads that are being read by...
View ArticleIf You've Been In An Indian City During Festivals, You Already Know How Real...
We’ve all seen this happen. Ola and Early Man Film just released a PSA titled Ambulance to highlight the highly prevalent problem of ambulance delays in India due to processions and celebrations on...
View ArticleThese Companies' PR Teams Are Hilariously Cashing In On The ₹500 And ₹1000 News
“We have got two words for you: Paytm Karo.” Today, PM Narendra Modi shocked the nation when he announced that ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes will not be considered legal, effective midnight. The government...
View ArticleIt's Official: India's Worst Traffic Isn't In Mumbai Or Bengaluru, It's In...
If you’re not a fan of early workdays and constant jams, Hyderabad is the city for you. (H/t Ola) The question about which Indian city has the worst traffic has long plagued its residents, with...
View Article16 Times Women Just Really Wouldn't Take Shit From Men
Not even a single fuck was given for the patriarchy. When Mayanti Langer really had no time for sexist internet trolls. Twitter: @MayantiLanger_B When Priya Malik went braless to protest how...
View ArticleUber's Biggest Indian Competitor, OlaCabs, Secures $400 Million In Series E...
A quarter of that will go toward growing the recently acquired TaxiForSure — once the country's second biggest taxi-hailing app. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber Is Rolling Out Cash Payments In Hyderabad
The ride-hailing service embarks on an experiment in a market with low credit card penetration. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleOla Extends Its Mobile Wallet Beyond Rides
Riders in more than 100 cities in India can now use OlaMoney — the proprietary digital wallet created by Uber's biggest competitor, OlaCabs — to pay for online services and orders. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber's Biggest Rival In China Just Invested In Lyft
The move is the latest in a series of indications that a global taxi and ride-hail alliance is forming against Uber, as BuzzFeed News first reported. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber Brings UberPool To Bangalore With Ola Trailing Closely Behind It
Uber India is launching UberPool in Bangalore, piggybacking on a city-wide carpooling initiative meant to cut down on traffic. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber's Indian Competitor, Ola, Is Already Doing Uber's Next Big Thing
Uber's "perpetual ride" is finally here — thanks to the company's rival, Ola. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleIndia's Biggest Ride-Hail Player Just Launched Its Own Payments App
Ola is going deep on payment services with the launch of its newest stand-alone app: Ola Money. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleIndia's Largest Ride-Hail Company, Ola, Just Raised $500 Million
Ola plans to use the money to increase driver supply, explore new services, and battle Uber. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleLyft Partners With GrabTaxi And Ola To Form The Largest Global Ride-Hail...
The partnership formalizes a broad alliance first reported by BuzzFeed News in January. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleGrabTaxi Is Opening Its First U.S. Engineering Center In Seattle
The move comes a few months after the company formalized a global partnership with Lyft, India's Ola, and China's Didi Kuaidi. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleThe New Ridesharing Battlefield: Southeast Asia
Grab (formerly GrabTaxi) is battling Uber in a little-talked-about but densely populated market and winning — for the moment, anyway. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber Pushes Hard To Influence Policy In Emerging Markets Because It Can...
A recent tug-of-war between Uber, Ola, and regulators in Mumbai, one of Uber's key markets, shows why the ride-hail giant behaves the way it does. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleOla, Uber’s Largest Competitor In India, Adds Apple Music And In-Car...
India is Uber’s biggest battleground and Ola's newest features just turned up the heat. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleRide-Hailing Services Like Uber And Ola Are Finally Legal In India
The country has launched brand new regulatory guidelines, which include auditing the companies' algorithms for accuracy. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber Is Pushing Back Against An Archaic Indian Law That Wants To Ban Carpooling
Uber is seeking 50,000 signatures to show the government how much its riders in India's Silicon Valley, Bengaluru, want carpooling. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleThousands Of Drivers Protesting Uber And Ola Have Knocked New Delhi's...
Drivers for these ride-hailing services in New Delhi are demanding reduced working hours, better monetary incentives, higher base fare, and accident insurance among other things. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleIndian Uber Drivers Aren’t Buying The Company’s Explanation About Why They’re...
"I don’t know why the Uber India head is writing this on their website," said a driver. "I sold my second car because I couldn't afford to pay the monthly loan instalment. I’m definitely not earning...
View ArticleOla, Uber's Largest Rival In India, Just Called The Company...
According to reports, Uber thought that a December 2014 incident in which an Uber driver raped a passenger in New Delhi was a conspiracy by Ola. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleAirbnb, Uber, And Ola Are Considering Using India’s Creepy National ID Database
Using the system would let the companies easily validate the identities of drivers and users. But experts say that the system isn’t foolproof, and has serious privacy risks. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber's Indian Rival Ola Is Launching In Australia
Uber currently dominates Australia but competition is nipping at its heels. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleUber Will “Invest Aggressively” In India And Southeast Asia, CEO Says
“We expect to lose money in Southeast Asia and expect to invest aggressively,” said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. View Entire Post ›
View ArticlePeople Are Mad About Uber and Ola Drivers Canceling Rides Based On Their...
“Even dates haven’t ghosted me this bad.” View Entire Post ›
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