Zomato, Ola, BigBasket and more facing tough times amid Coronavirus lockdown in India
Technology | March 26, 2020 19:35 ISTSeveral online services have been affected due to Coronavirus lockdown in India. Read how
Several online services have been affected due to Coronavirus lockdown in India. Read how
Amid the novel coronavirus scare in India, app-based drivers and food delivery boys demand better facilities from their employers and Indian government.
Ride-hailing platform Uber has said that based on recommendations of local public health authorities, it may restrict driver's and passenger's access to the platform if they test positive for coronavirus.
Tejaswini Divya Naik posted a short video of the incident on Twitter: “Thanking God I’m alive right now and I wasn’t asleep when this happened and that I know how to drive."
Ride-hailing major Uber on Tuesday named Bengaluru-based Vidhya Duthaluru as the global engineering head for the customer care platform.
Paytm Payments Bank (PPB) on Friday announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with ride-hailing companies Ola and Uber. The tie-ups would empower over one lakh driver-partners to conveniently use Paytm FASTags and seamlessly commute across the country, the PPB said in a press statement.
According to Paytm Payments Bank, the company is also working with Ola at the Bangalore airport and some other locations including Indira Nagar, Devanahalli, and Electronic City transport hubs to accelerate the adoption of electronic toll payments in India.
Digital payments firm Paytm on Monday said it has extended its partnership with Uber that will enable passengers to pay for their ride through credit or debit card using its platform.
A 30-year-old Uber driver of Indian origin has received an year long prison sentence by a US court for knowingly transporting individuals who illegally entered the US. Jaswinder Singh most recently resided in Philadelphia. He was sentenced on Thursday to 12 months in prison for knowingly transporting illegal aliens within the United States for the purpose of financial gain, United States Attorney Grant Jaquith said.
Karnataka Bandh: With Karnataka Bandh call on February 13, services across the state are likely to take a hit. Cab and auto-rickshaw services will be affected during the day as unions of drivers, including those in app-based aggregators, extended their support to Karnataka Bandh.
Ride-hailing major Uber on Tuesday said it has set up Uber Money, a team of over 100 technology professionals responsible for global financial products and technology innovations, at its Hyderabad Tech Centre.
Uber has introduced the in-app tipping in India to help its driver-partners increase their earnings from the platform, a feature that the ride-hailing platform had introduced in the US over two years ago.
Uber has introduced new features for the safety of users in India. See what new features are they
The 'RideCheck' safety feature will enable Uber to flag certain trip irregularities, like long, unexpected stops or midway drops that may indicate an increased safety risk, especially for women. If an anomaly is detected, Uber will initiate a RideCheck by reaching out to both the rider and the driver.
Uber, based in San Francisco, transformed the way people get around and how they make a living, too, turbocharging the gig economy and undermining the taxi industry. Its nearly 4 million drivers around the globe have logged 15 billion trips since 2010, when Kalanick and Garrett Camp came up with the idea of hailing a ride from a smartphone after a trip to Paris when they couldn’t find a taxi.
Uber is likely to sell its UberEats division to Zomato in India. Read on to learn more.
The Thursday report, which the company hailed as the first of its kind, provides a rare look into the traffic deaths, murders and reported sexual assaults that took place during billions of annual rides arranged in the U.S. using Uber’s service. It is part of the company’s effort to be more transparent after years of criticism over its safety record.
Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament to celebrate Constitution Day, Naidu stressed on creating awareness about citizens' duties and the need to make it part of the curriculum at an appropriate level.
Global ride-hailing major Uber in partnership with Manas Foundation ---a Delhi based NGO, held gender sensitisation workshops for over 50,000 driver partners across eight cities this year, the company said on Monday.
San Francisco-based cab facilitator, Uber, has lost its licence to operate in London. This development has put the ride-hailing company's future in the British capital in doubt. London's transit authority on Monday refused to renew Uber's license amid concerns over passenger safety.
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