Ola launches ‘Ola Bikes’ on its app in Jaipur

80+ bikes are already associated with Ola in Jaipur; to be scaled up to 500 over the next few months

Ola Bikes to enable affordable smart commuting solution, addressing last-mile connectivity
Ola enables live ride tracking, cashless payments, ride receipts and more
Ola app available in 9 different languages for the bike drivers

Jaipur, March 29, 2017: Ola, India’s most popular mobile app for transportation, today announced the launch of bikes, on its app in Jaipur. With this launch, Jaipur becomes the third city in India to get bikes on the Ola app, after Gurgaon and Faridabad. Ola is addressing last-mile connectivity by enabling reliable mobility in one of the fastest growing cities in India and the largest in Rajasthan. The company plans to onboard more than 500 bikes over the next few months.

Chosen for the government’s ‘Smart city mission’, the capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur, is the largest city in the state and is also an extremely popular tourist destination. These factors have led to high vehicular pollution and traffic congestion in the city. A dynamic smart commuting solution like Ola Bike will help people manoeuvre through the congested roads of the city, in affordable prices and will add up to the transport ecosystem of the city by working as a last-mile connectivity solution for the commuters.

Kiran Brahma, Business Head – Jaipur at Ola said, “At Ola, we are constantly building mobility solutions to suit the unique needs of hundreds and thousands of Indians; and we are thrilled to bring Ola Bikes in Jaipur. The pink city is one of the fastest developing cities of Rajasthan. The city also attracts a lot of tourists almost throughout the year, putting extra pressure on the city’s traffic scene. A category like Ola Bike will help the commuters to navigate through city’s congested roads. At the same time, it will enable hundreds of men and women take their first step towards entrepreneurship. He further added, “The launch of bikes on the Ola app follows the Company’s MoU with the Govt of Rajasthan to introduce innovative commute options for citizens across the state. Ola Bikes have been made available in Jaipur at Rs. 3 per kilometer with Rs. 20 as base fare, making them immensely useful for short trips.”

For added convenience of bike drivers, the Ola app is available in 9 Indian languages including English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu, making it extremely convenient and user friendly for local drivers to use. Ola offers a range of smart commuting options in Jaipur that include multiple cab options like ‘Sedan’ and ‘Mini’, ‘Auto’, ‘Ola Share’, ‘Ola Outstation’, ‘Ola Rentals’ and now ‘Ola Bike’.

How does Ola Bike work?

Ola Bike appears on the Ola app as a separate category. The commuter can book an Ola Bike similar to the way they book any other category. Basis the pick-up location set, the nearest Ola Bike will get assigned and the commuters will have access to Ola’s all key features including driver details displayed upfront, ride tracking, in trip navigation, SOS button, offline booking, easy payment using Ola Money, location and mapping innovations like – Hotspots and share directions. Only one person can board the ride at a time.

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 fulfilment. 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 5,00,000 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 visitwww.olacabs.com andhttps://www.olacabs.com/media for more information.

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