French car-sharing service, BlaBlaCar, expects to see ten–fold growth in the number of rides on its platform in India in “the next few years.” The company launched in India last year and has seen one million seats offered on its platform; people travelling between cities can connect with car owners going the same way and share the cost of travel. It is worth noting that despite charging a fee to co-travellers in most domiciles, the firm has not yet monetised its model in India. BlaBlaCar co-founder and COO Nicolas Brusson stated last week: “Ride-sharing is definitely gaining traction world over including India. However, for longer distance travel that somehow was not the case. But it is changing and we have already seen a million seats being booked on our platform within just two months. Ride-sharing is steadily growing and the country could soon be our largest market going ahead."
French car-sharing service, BlaBlaCar, expects to see ten–fold growth in the number of rides on its platform in India in “the next few years.” The company launched in India last year and has seen one million seats offered on its platform; people travelling between cities can connect with car owners going the same way and share the cost of travel. It is worth noting that despite charging a fee to co-travellers in most domiciles, the firm has not yet monetised its model in India. BlaBlaCar co-founder and COO Nicolas Brusson stated last week: “Ride-sharing is definitely gaining traction world over including India. However, for longer distance travel that somehow was not the case. But it is changing and we have already seen a million seats being booked on our platform…India is a huge opportunity. Ride-sharing is steadily growing and the country could soon be our largest market going ahead."