Tag: Uber

Indians dumping cars in favor of Uber, Ola in cities like Bangalore, Mumbai: Reasons

Loknath Das

Indians are now buying fewer cars in the bigger cities, and now there are numbers to support this. In the last 12  months between April 2017 and March 2018, car sales in Mumbai dipped by a whopping 21%, 11% in Bangalore and 4.5% in Chennai. In Delhi, which has India’s highest car penetration, sales grew by just 1.6%. So, why are Indians living in big cities buying fewer cars? Here are some reasons. Rise of Ola and Uber Cab aggregating apps such as Ola and Uber have made the second car…

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San Francisco-based Uber has been fined $7.3m in California over its operations

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Taxi booking app Uber has been fined $7.3m (£4.6m) in California for not giving regulators enough information about its service and operations. A judge at the California Public Utilities Commission – the regulator that allows the company to operate in the state – said Uber had not filed all the reports required by the body. It was accused of withholding details on incidents such as accidents. Uber has been involved in legal battles around the world over its operations. The San Francisco based firm’s services in US cities such as…

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