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Ola eyes 25 cities for its auto service by March 2016

Ola claims that about 1,000 vehicles, including taxis and autos, are being added to its platform every day

A file photo of Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, ANI Technologies that runs Ola Cabs.Premium
A file photo of Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, ANI Technologies that runs Ola Cabs.

New Delhi: Buoyed by strong uptake of auto booking through its mobile app, Ola is now looking at expanding the facility to 25 Indian cities by the end of the fiscal.

The SoftBank-backed firm had launched Ola Auto last year and scaled up the service to Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Delhi and Bangalore. It also allows users in Mumbai to book black and yellow taxi rides through its mobile app.

“Autos are the most ubiquitous mode of transport in India and we have seen tremendous success with the auto feature on our app. Going ahead, by fiscal-end, we are looking at taking the service to 25 cities," Ola director (marketing communications) Anand Subramanian told PTI. He, however, declined to let out details.

Last month, Ola’s rival Uber had also launched an auto service in Delhi. The autos charge commuters Delhi-government approved metered fare, but in the case of Ola, a separate convenience charge of 10 is levied. UberAuto currently doesn’t levy any additional charges, apart from the metered fare. “We already have 40,000 autos and 6,000 black and yellow taxis on board. The highest number is in Bangalore and Chennai. We have a strong team on-ground that educates the drivers on the benefits of using technology to offer services as well as on customer etiquette," Subramanian said.

Ola claims that about 1,000 vehicles, including taxis and autos, are being added to its platform every day. Subramanian added that in the last six months, drivers registered on the Ola platform have seen their revenues increase by up to 40%. “We are working on ensuring that both the customer and the driver have the best user experience. We support seven languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati and Marathi, to ensure there is ease of use for the drivers," he said.

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Published: 21 May 2015, 01:27 PM IST
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