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Sunday, July 12, 2026
TopicRide-hailing apps

Topic: Ride-hailing apps

5 months since launch, Bharat Taxi onboarded about 7 lakh drivers. But rides are few & road ahead long

Drivers say steady bookings, better incentives & higher earnings continue to outweigh Bharat Taxi's appeal of low-cost cooperative model. 

Within 4 months of launch, Bharat Taxi eyes expansion beyond metros. Target: 100 cities & towns by FY27

Cooperative backed ride-hailing platform plans expansion to Pune, Kanpur, Patna and Kolkata, while exploring Mumbai-Pune inter-city services, betting on driver-centric approach.

Bharat Taxi adds Lucknow, Chandigarh to network as driver-owned platform ramps up growth

Cooperative-backed ride-hailing platform, which operates on zero-commission model, plans to launch in Mumbai next month and expand to all major Indian cities within a year.

After Goa, Kerala sees tussle between local & app-based cab drivers—‘Kerala Savari app is a solution’

Instances of clashes between traditional & app-based taxi drivers are rising in the state. There have been protests from both sides, and both want govt intervention. 

Ola & Uber to soon have a new competitor as 8 cooperatives take the wheel. All about Bharat Taxi

Bharat Taxi is a cooperative initiative under newly formed Multi-State Sahakari Taxi Cooperative Ltd, which is backed by 8 cooperatives.

How Bengaluru auto drivers plan to take ‘control’ & challenge Uber, Ola with homegrown app

The Namma Yatri app, launched this month, connects auto drivers directly with customers, with no intermediary. Experts say ‘open mobility’ will reduce monopoly by big companies.

Uber, Ola and other ride-hailing apps are worsening the developing world’s traffic problems

In India, four major cities are estimated to be losing $22 billion annually to traffic congestion.

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5 months since launch, Bharat Taxi onboarded about 7 lakh drivers. But rides are few & road ahead long

Drivers say steady bookings, better incentives & higher earnings continue to outweigh Bharat Taxi's appeal of low-cost cooperative model. 

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