UberPool, Ola Share ride-sharing services to be banned in Karnataka from Monday
Tech2 News Staff • 8 years agoRide-sharing services from Ola and Uber are now facing a ban in Karnataka. The state’s transport commissioner insists that the service is illegal.
Uber is pushing for carpooling and ridesharing in India to improve urban mobility
Fp Archives • 8 years agoGetting "more people into fewer cars" has the potential to cut congestion and, therefore, pollution in urban cities.
Bengaluru rider takes 3,135 Uber trips in 2016: Uber India
Fp Archives • 8 years agoA rider in Bengaluru took 3,135 Uber rides -- about eight trips a day -- making it the highest number of trips taken by a single rider globally in 2016, the online cab service provider revealed on Thursday.
Uber is celebrating three years of operations in India
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoApart from the core functionality of hailing a cab with an app, Uber is claiming to solve traffic congestion and pollution related problems.
Uber rolls out upfront fares in India, US
• 9 years agoThe move will also help the US-based firm address its Achilles' heel 'surge pricing' that has received criticism from many users as well as governments like Karnataka.
Jugnoo launches its auto rickshaw pooling feature
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoJugnoo, the auto rickshaw aggregator, has announced the launch of its auto rickshaw pooling feature 'Jugnoo Pool'.
Uber's uberPOOL carpooling service arrives in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoUber has launched uberPOOL in 3 more Indian cities—Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The service has been catering to Delhi and Bangalore travelers for over 6 months now.
Pollution battle: To cash in on 'odd-even', Uber to rope in private cars for pooling in Delhi
Fp Archives • 9 years agoUber to roll out its ride sharing initiative to commercial as well as private vehicles in Delhi in the next few days
Ola launches social ride-sharing feature on its app
Fp Archives • 9 years agoTaxi aggregator Ola launched a new 'Share' feature on its app that will allow its users in the city to share rides, making their travel cheaper. The carpooling feature, which is still in the beta phase and will be rolled out to select users in Bengaluru, will be made available across 5 cities over the next three months.
Uber, Ola hop on to ride-sharing bandwagon, launch operations in Bengaluru
Fp Staff • 9 years agoA senior official with Ola said driver partners can expect up to 50 percent more earnings and better inventory utilisation with OlaShare.