Indian ride-hailing platform, Ola, has claimed that it's newest and most affordable taxi service, known as “Micro”, is now bigger in terms of volume and service than Uber’s similar budget service in the country. Ola claims to have more than a million drivers across India who are working on its platform. The service was trialed in three cities earlier this year, and has already become so successful that it has rolled out to over 75 cities across the country.
Indian ride-hailing platform, Ola, has claimed that it's newest and most affordable taxi service, known as “Micro”, is now bigger in terms of volume and service than Uber’s similar budget service in the country. The Bengaluru-based company points out that there has been an “immense uptake” for its micro category in smaller cities and towns, and executive, Raghuvesh Sarup, stated: “In just under 7 weeks of its launch, Ola Micro alone as a category, is larger than our nearest competitor as a whole…”, clearly referring to Uber’s Indian business. The service was trialed in three cities earlier this year, and has already become so successful that it has rolled out to over 75 cities across the country.