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Public transportation in Pune includes Pune Suburban Railway, bus services operated by PMPML and auto rickshaws. Online transport network companies such as Uber and Ola Cabs also provide rideshare and taxi services in the city. Construction of Pune Metro, an urban mass rapid transit system, is underway as of 2018.
After the trial phase, Ola Auto expanded to other cities like Delhi, Pune and Chennai, starting in December 2014, and also in Hyderabad. In March 2016, it introduced bike taxi service on its platform. [30] Ola has faced legal troubles in many states where operating bike taxis is illegal. [31] [32]
In August 2019, the court lifted the ban and allowed the company to resume services in the state until the state government framed new regulations for bike taxi services. [23] In February 2019, more than 200 bike taxis belonging to Rapido and Ola Cabs were seized in Bangalore as the state transport department declared bike taxis to be illegal. [24]
The company competes with Uber, Ola, and new cab-hailing entrants like Rapido and Namma Yatri. The company has raised $24 million, or Rs 200 crore, in a funding round led by its existing investors, Zurich-based climate finance firm ResponsAbility Investments, cricketer MS Dhoni’s Family Office, and ReNew founder Sumant Sinha.
Uber Taxi. Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. [1] It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and operates in approximately 70 countries and 10,500 cities worldwide. [1]
Pune's public transport consists primarily of a bus service, a suburban rail service, metro, public taxis and auto rickshaws. In 2020 it was awarded the Sustainable Transport Award . Road
By 2015, with a fleet of 9000 cabs, Meru provided its services in most of the Metros, Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities of India including – Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Vadodara, Surat, Pune, and Kolkata. Meanwhile, Meru tied-up with the 5 major airports of India and became their official airport cab service provider ...
Call Taxis first appeared in Chennai and were described as 'no nonsense' in comparison to regular taxicabs. [8] In Bangalore, Call taxis gained prominence after the opening of the Information Technology sectors. [9] In 2013, Uber commenced operations in India. [10] The number of Uber drivers has been growing steadily over the past few years.