Neowin News Feed for: Ola

India's Ola Maps takes on Google Maps with aggressive pricing and roadmap

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:30:01 +0000

Ola Maps is aggressively targeting Indian developers by offering competitive pricing, including 5 million free API calls per month for most developers and significantly reduced prices. Read more...

Ola's future electric cars will go from zero to 100 km per hour within four seconds

Fiza Ali — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:00:01 +0000

After e-scooters, India's ride-hailing firm, Ola Electric Mobility, now has plans of starting the production of electric cars that will go from zero to 100 km per hour within four seconds. Read more...

Ola Electric signs the largest debt agreement in the Indian EV industry

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:24:02 +0000

Ola Electric has signed a $100 million debt agreement with the Bank of Baroda to help it complete Phase 1 of its Ola Futurefactory which aims to be the largest producer of two-wheel EVs. Read more...

Ola in vaccination push for employees and their dependents

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:16:01 +0000

Ola has said it's launching a vaccine push in the geographies it operates in to help its employees and their dependents get vaccinated against the coronavirus which has shut the world down. Read more...

Transport for London set to strip Ola Cabs of its operating license on Monday

Paul Hill — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 22:20:01 +0000

Transport for London is reportedly preparing to strip Ola Cabs of its operating license, just like it did with Uber. The ride-hailing firm will have 21 days to appeal the decision. Read more...

Australia: Ola launches coronavirus fund for drivers

Paul Hill — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:40:01 +0000

Ola has announced measures to assist drivers affected by the coronavirus. The measures include a fund that will see drivers paid their average daily income for the 14-day self-isolation period. Read more...

Uber and Ola suspend all ride options in New Delhi till March 31

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:34:01 +0000

The ride-hailing companies Uber and Ola said that they were suspending all ride options in the Indian capital after a government-imposed lockdown went into effect earlier on Monday. Read more...

Indian ride-hailing firm, Ola, launches in London

Paul Hill — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:34:01 +0000

The ride-hailing firm, Ola, has launched in London. Seeing Uber's experience, Ola is putting safety and driver support first and foremost. The firm is offering perks for those who sign up early. Read more...

Indian ride-hailing firm, Ola, to launch in Britain this year

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:42:01 +0000

The Indian ride-hailing firm, Ola, has said it will launch its services in Britain from September. Ola will be going up against Uber which it is already competing with in Australia. Read more...

Ola Cabs, Uber reportedly in talks of merger, with deal mediated by SoftBank

Sharath Ravishankar — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:18:02 +0000

According to some sources, talks are in progress between Uber's Indian branch and its local competitor Ola Cabs, after a merger was called for by SoftBank, an investor common to both companies. Read more...