Cab it right
14 Nov 2012 3:21 AM IST
Have a late night party but fearing to venture out because you don't have a car and find it difficult to get a cab? Now there is some respite. One more radio cab service has been launched in Delhi to give you more options to choose from.
Called Olacabs, they will be available for trips from Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon. Customers can also book and track cabs real time with the help of a smartphone app — apparently for the first time in India. Through this app, a customer can call for a cab and track it till it reaches its destination. The app provides confirmation of booking along with necessary details like the driver and vehicle number, distance from the user’s location as well as expected time taken to reach the location.
Registered users will be able to maintain a credit balance with Olacabs and use the service through the app as and when needed, without having to pay for the trip. Olacabs can also be booked through the Internet and customer service centers (phone). The company uses technologies like GPS, real time traffic alerts and demand analysis.
In the NCR region, Olacabs will have taxis for business, leisure or personal trips with flexible options for bookings and payments. There are point-to-point services within the city, hour-based rental services and bookings for outstation travel.
'We will leverage heavily on our inherent technology capabilities and stringent quality assessments to create the best cab experience in the country,' said Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, Olacabs. The company had been running a pilot project in Delhi for the past four months to understand the pattern of traffic movement across the region, plan and identify right areas to station cars so that customers can get their cabs within 30 minutes of booking.
DETAIL
To book, log on to: www.olacabs.com
Phone: 011 33553355
Called Olacabs, they will be available for trips from Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon. Customers can also book and track cabs real time with the help of a smartphone app — apparently for the first time in India. Through this app, a customer can call for a cab and track it till it reaches its destination. The app provides confirmation of booking along with necessary details like the driver and vehicle number, distance from the user’s location as well as expected time taken to reach the location.
Registered users will be able to maintain a credit balance with Olacabs and use the service through the app as and when needed, without having to pay for the trip. Olacabs can also be booked through the Internet and customer service centers (phone). The company uses technologies like GPS, real time traffic alerts and demand analysis.
In the NCR region, Olacabs will have taxis for business, leisure or personal trips with flexible options for bookings and payments. There are point-to-point services within the city, hour-based rental services and bookings for outstation travel.
'We will leverage heavily on our inherent technology capabilities and stringent quality assessments to create the best cab experience in the country,' said Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, Olacabs. The company had been running a pilot project in Delhi for the past four months to understand the pattern of traffic movement across the region, plan and identify right areas to station cars so that customers can get their cabs within 30 minutes of booking.
DETAIL
To book, log on to: www.olacabs.com
Phone: 011 33553355
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