Uber is claiming that Delhin taxi-hailing rival, Ola Cabs, booked 400k fake rides in an attempt to disrupt Uber services in Delhi. In a complaint filed on 14 March in India’s High Court, Uber alleged that Ola and its employees used 93k fraudulent accounts to book more than 400k fake rides over a seven-month period. The company says the fake bookings damaged its “business, earnings and goodwill” and is therefore suing for $7.5m in damages. Ola has declared the charges to be “frivolous and false”. Some readers may remember Uber faced the very same charges last year when it was accused of the same tactics by American rival Lyft.
Uber is claiming that Indian taxi-hailing rival, Ola Cabs, booked 400k fake rides in an attempt to disrupt Uber services in India. In a complaint filed on 14 March in Delhi’s High Court, Uber alleged that Ola and its employees used 93k fraudulent accounts to book more than 400k fake rides over a seven-month period. The company says the fake bookings damaged its “business, earnings and goodwill” and is therefore suing for $7.5m in damages. Ola has declared the charges to be “frivolous and false”. Some readers may remember Uber faced the very same charges last year when it was accused of the same tactics by American rival Lyft.