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 service launched in India last year and has seen one million seats offered on its platform ; people travelling between cities can connect with car owners in the same way and share the experience 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 market . 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 service launched in India last year and has seen one million seats offered on its platform ; people travelling between cities can connect with car owners in the same way and share the experience 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 market . Ride - sharing is steadily growing and the country could soon be our largest market going ahead . "