Ola Acquires Public Transport App to Compete With Uber
Ola, the Indian Ride Hailing company announced that the firm acquired public transport app, Ridlr whose software will be integrated in Ola and bring new facilities to users in helping with their commuting needs.
This acquisition consolidates Ola’s efforts in digitalizing the public transport facilities in India and is undoubtedly an additional asset for the Indian ride hailing company to compete with their main competitor Uber as the competition between the two platforms intensifies week in, week out.
Ridlr is an app that allows its users to search and book several public transport facilities on their smartphones. The platform’s patented Internet of Things (IoT) facilities allows digitalization of Indian public transport. Launched in 2009 by Ravi Khemani and Brijraj Vaghani, the plat...