Ola Maps

[Bapun]

Ride-hailing major Ola Cabs has shifted from Google Maps and has fully integrated to its in-house Ola Maps for operations, saving nearly Rs 100 crore a year.

Ola Cabs exits Google Maps, shifts to in-house Ola Maps

 

[Abhinav]

“Recreating What Already Exists Won’t Get Us There”

Ola Founder Bhavish Aggarwal Comments on Koo's Shutdown: "Recreating What Already Exists Won’t Get Us There" | Startup Story

Koo, the Indian social media platform once touted as the desi rival to X (formerly Twitter), has announced that it will be shutting down its operations. The

startupstorymedia.com

 

[Abhinav]

Using Open Source Open Street Map

https://twitter.com/x/status/1809272903600390152

 

[Kiran Visal]

Expecting some decrease in fare too. Ola for me is always costlier than Uber or Rapido.

 

[Esmail]

Yatri app uses Map my India, Chalo still relies on Google maps, even they should switch to an Indian map provider.

 

[Bapun]

CE Info Systems, the parent company of MapMyIndia, has alleged that Ola has ‘copied’ data to build Ola Maps by caching and saving MapMyIndia’s data, and co-mingling and reverse engineering the licensed product, which was signed in 2021.

MapMyIndia Alleges Ola 'copied' Data For Maps, Slaps Legal Notice - Forbes India

Claims Ola breached the licence agreement signed in 2021, developed maps by caching and saving MapMyIndia's data, and co-mingling and reverse engineering the licensed product

www.forbesindia.com

 

[honey95]

Hope they will get some benefits after this court case, As we know copyright law in our country is not as strong then other countries.

 

[Bapun]

Bhavish Aggarwal, founder of Ola Electric, termed MapMyIndia's recent allegations of improperly using its mapping data to develop Ola Maps “opportunistic” and said the company will respond to the allegations publicly.

Bhavish Aggarwal Responds To MapMyIndia’s Notice, Calls Company ‘Opportunistic’

According to MapMyIndia, the breach has not only undermined its proprietary technology, but also misled users regarding the origins of Ola Maps' data.

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