Ride-hailing and shared mobility apps

Ride-hailing apps 3 companies

These companies run apps that match riders with drivers, set the fare and take payment.

UberUber, with engineers in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, runs ride-hailing in India and worldwide, and Uber Eats. Its Indian centres build much of its app, pricing and dispatch.Bengaluru · HyderabadHiring now

RapidoRapido, with engineers in Bengaluru, runs bike taxis, autos and cabs, and charges drivers a subscription rather than a share of each fare.Bengaluru

OlaOla, with engineers in Bengaluru, is India's own ride-hailing company. It also runs Ola Money, a wallet for payments.

The tech, explainedRide-hailing app

Drivers, shared scooters and parking 3 companies

These companies send a driver for your own car, rent out shared scooters, and run car parks without tickets or barriers.

Metropolis TechnologiesMetropolis Technologies, with engineers in Bengaluru and Chennai, runs car parks without tickets or barriers across thousands of American sites. Cameras recognise each car and charge its owner's account.BengaluruHired recently

DriveUDriveU, with engineers in Bengaluru, sends a driver to drive the customer's own car.

YuluYulu rents out shared electric scooters.

The tech, explainedSmart parking and kerb management Driver on demand Micromobility

How it all worksUrban mobilityA cab, a bike taxi, a scooter by the minute.

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What's changing

The fare set by AI.

Ride-hailing runs on AI models that set prices, match riders with drivers and predict demand minute by minute. India has added a question those models must answer: how to pay drivers fairly. States are passing laws on gig workers' pay and rights, Rajasthan first, in 2023.