Ola and Apple Music bring music to customers on-the-go through Ola Play

Ola Select customers and Driver-Partners would enjoy additional benefits of free subscriptions to the Apple Music service 

• Apple Music will be available to stream through the in-car audio surround system on the Ola Play platform
• Apple Music provides on-the-go access to the hottest songs, latest albums and curated playlists hand-picked by music experts

Bangalore, November 23, 2016: Ola Play, the world’s first connected car platform for ridesharing, will offer on-the-go access to Apple Music, a single, intuitive app that combines the best ways to enjoy music — all in one place.

Ola, India’s leading mobile app for transportation, and Apple Music have put music centerstage, where any passenger taking an Ola Prime Play will be able to experience and consume Apple Music content such as curated playlists, new music from top artists and emerging acts, and more.

Ola will also join an exclusive selection of both International and local tastemakers as well as style leaders as an Apple Music curator in India. Ola will curate a range of themed playlists reflecting India’s diverse music genres and broader interests of Ola customers from over 102 cities.

Ola Play is powered by proprietary in-car and cloud technologies from Ola, by bringing advance car controls, choice of personalized content and a fully connected interactive experience for the user. The platform hardware is a first of its kind solution built by Ola in partnership with Qualcomm.

“Music lovers in India are enjoying Apple Music’s hand-picked playlists based on the music they love, hearing new music from artists like Drake and A.R. Rahman first before anyone else, and discovering new artists like Divine and Madboy Mink every day. We are thrilled to bring Apple Music to Ola Play,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s Vice President of International Content.

Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-founder and CEO, Ola said, “We are thrilled to announce that our customers can now enjoy the Apple Music experience on the Ola Play platform. Ola Play represents the future of many things, of which, listening and interacting with music is a key element.”

He further added, “Apple Music brings the best features together for an experience every music lover will appreciate. Coming together with the market leader in music, will completely transform the ride experience for millions of Indians on the move.”

To experience Ola Play, customers will have to select Prime Play subcategory. Ola Play will be made available on Ola Prime in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi for select customers and will be rolled out across other cities and to over 50,000 vehicles by March 2017.

All Ola curated playlists and more are now available to Apple Music subscribers.

About Ola:

Founded in Jan 2011 by IIT Bombay alumni Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, Ola (formerly Olacabs), is India’s most popular mobile app for personal transportation. Ola integrates city transportation for customers and driver partners onto a mobile technology platform ensuring convenient, transparent and quick service fulfillment. Ola is committed to its mission of building mobility for a billion people. Using the Ola mobile app, users across 102 cities can book from over 4,50,000 vehicles across cabs, auto-rickshaws and taxis.  Ola has also introduced a range of shared mobility services on its platform like Ola Shuttle and Ola Share for commute and ride-sharing respectively. The app is available on Windows, Android and iOS platforms. Please visit www.olacabs.com and https://www.olacabs.com/media for more information.

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