Lyft 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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