Uber

That was quick! Just 3 days back, Ola announced launch of “Number Masking” feature to protect customer’s phone number from driver and today Uber has come up with a similar feature and it is called “Disguised Phone Numbers”! It’s…

Carpooling is slowly gaining popularity in the country. Cab hailing companies are now jumping on the bandwagon one by one. Just a few days back, Meru laid the first stone on this service in India.  Though the concept is still being…

Earlier in the year, a 27-year-old Indian woman had sued Uber in the U.S. alleging being raped by a driver from the taxi-hailing company in India. Now according to a court filing on Tuesday, she has voluntarily withdrawn her lawsuit.…

In yet another first for an Indian taxi company, Bengaluru based taxi aggregator Ola has announced incentives upto Rs 1 lakh for drivers if they convert their taxis into CNG vehicle. This new scheme was launched under ‘Ola Green…

Just last month, Uber expanded their foot print to 7 Indian cities simultaneously, there biggest expansion till date. Now, a month later they have announced another 4 cities where Uber cars will be available. The four new cities include…

With each passing day, we’re talking of new collaborations. In each passing collaboration, there is a mobile payment company. That’s where the world is probably heading now. At this pace, the time to dump physical wallets is not afar!…

Taxi-hailing apps in the country are under turmoil since long as they’ve been fighting bans and flouting orders. Some of them are worth billions of dollars and are making desperate attempts to thrive against the legal odds. For flouting…

Uber payments are getting easier. When Uber launched initially in India last year, a user needed an International credit card to star with their Uber ride. Over the course of last year, especially in last few months, Uber has opened…

Xiaomi is no more world’s most valuable tech startup, as Uber has surpassed them. With a valuation of $51 billion after latest round of funding from Microsoft and Times Internet, 5 year old Uber has taken less time compared with…

Uber-the baby born in San Francisco flown down to India had shown its feet well in the cradle. It came in and sprang up in just no time - leaving all competitors aghast and facing backlashes from cities in many across the world. India…