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Photos: Ola drivers share their experiences as drivers for Ola — Quartz India

 

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Uber and Lyft Drivers Gain Labor Clout, With Help From an App - The New York Times

 

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I'm a driver for Uber and Lyft - here's exactly how much I make in one week on the job - Businessinsider India on Mobile

 

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Commuters miffed as app-based taxi drivers cancel trips frequently - cities - Hindustan Times

 

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Delhi-NCR: 2 Lakh Ola, Uber Drivers Threaten To Go on Strike From September 1

Metro train services are yet to resume and buses are running at reduced capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

thewire.in

 

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Section of Ola, Uber drivers go on strike in Delhi-NCR | Gurgaon News - Times of India

A section of drivers working with cab aggregators Ola and Uber went on strike on Tuesday affecting services in some parts of Delhi-NCR as they demande

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

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‘Aggregator norms a win-win for states, ride-hailing firms’

In the long run, when economy normalizes, the surge price cap will ensure that cabs don’t fleece customers

www-livemint-com.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Sushubh]

gig companies are proud of their partners when they go out of their way to not lose a pay.


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but when they need help... they disappear.


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[SVK]

Is Uber raising your fare based on your battery percentage?

Suspicion has once again been raised for whether apps like Uber and Lyft use device information to adjust ride prices.

www.phonearena.com

It was observed that clients are more likely to accept surge pricing if their phone is about to die. Chen then continued to clarify that Uber does not use this information to push higher surge prices and noted it as simply an interesting observation of human behavior.

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[Sushubh]

phonearena discovered this, this week?

this has been in public discourse since 2016. and an uber executive is on record saying that it's doable but they don't do it.

Your Brain on Uber | Hidden Brain : NPR

i am also guessing that recent updates of mobile platforms might have locked the ability of apps to access this data.

wait never mind. they referred to the same podcast. lol. five years later.

 

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India's Ola and Uber deny report of merger talks

Uber Technologies Inc and its Indian rival Ola on Friday denied a media report that the ride-hailing firms were in talks for a merger.

www.reuters.com

 

[Jonas]

Yeah, thanks. Don’t merge.

I still can’t fathom how royally Ola has wasted so much money.

 

[minuteman]

Ola, Uber, Rapido autos illegal in Bengaluru; services to discontinue in 3 days

Within three days Ola, Uber, Rapido auto-rickshaws services in Karnataka will be discontinued. This is following to the order passed by the Karnataka transport department calling autos services provided by these ride-hailing platform companies “illegal”.

m.economictimes.com