Kaali Peeli

Driverless taxis with Uber: Will we miss the human connect?

For drivers the world over, their taxi is more than a means to an end. It is a part of their daily lives, a connect to a myriad of people.

Uber debuts driverless taxis: A reminder of how efficient, yet clinical our lives are getting

For drivers the world over, their taxi is more than a means to an end. It is a part of their daily lives, a connect to a myriad of people; young and old, students, musicians, bankers and even the unemployed.

Another taxi strike in Mumbai: Who will win this latest transport tussle?

The struggle to bring app-based cabs and government regularised autorickshaws and taxis at par has begun in some states, including Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Meet ApnaCabs, the 'kaali peeli' taxi aggregator

ApnaCabs aims to bring the multi-million dollar idea of taxi aggregation to existing kaali peeli taxis and Cool Cabs and offer transport via a phone call or mobile app.

TrueCaller data insights tell a tale of how cab hailing services still have room to grow

While app-based ride sharing services in India are pretty famous, TrueCaller has come up with data that sheds some light on the topic. And as it turns out, the insights are interesting.

Mumbai's Kaali-Peeli cabs launch own 9211 app

Set to take on Ola and Uber by modernising the way they operate

Mumbai's kaali-peeli taxis to finally get their own app called '9211'

With the rise of radio-cab services like Ola and Uber, Mumbai's two taxi unions have finally decided to go the mobile way with a soon to be launched app called '9211'.

What #MumbaiRains taught me: Good old Kaali Peeli is still better than Uber

There is nothing wrong if Uber charges 'surge pricing' to ensure there are more drivers on the road when riders need them most.

Step up Uber: Even kaali-peeli taxis will have panic buttons installed inside them

In their latest measure to make travel safer for women in city, kaali-peeli taxis in Mumbai will have a panic button, reports said on Tuesday.