Ola Launches London Operations With More Than 25,000 Drivers

Indian cab-hailing visitor, Ola, has finally launched its services in London, Britain, well-nigh four months afterwards originally announcing plans to first operations in the British capital. In an official press release announcing the launch, the company said it will offer cabs in iii categories: Comfort, Comfort Xl and Exec. It also claims to accept an army of more than 25,000 drivers who have registered on the platform since it started the on-boarding procedure terminal November.

According to Ola, it has tied up with DriveTech (Part of the AA), Mercer and Pearson to ensure the all-time experience for its customers. With condom existence of paramount importance, the company said that each driver had to complete a 'risk assessment' test to ameliorate the level of driving skills and knowledge. "In addition, every Ola commuter in London has passed the Versant spoken English test, from education experts Pearson plc, ensuring a loftier level of communication in English", said the company.

Equally part of its plans to make trips safer for both the riders and the drivers, Ola is too using its Bogus Intelligence (AI)-based safety characteristic chosen 'Guardian', which was expanded to several cities across Bharat and Australia late last year after first rolling information technology out every bit a pilot in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Pune in September 2018. The feature, according to Ola, uses real-time data from rides to automatically notice irregular trip activity, including prolonged stops and unexpected route deviations.

Much like it does in Republic of india, Ola volition also offer 24/7 vocalism support for riders and drivers in London, also as a four-digit Pivot to correctly match customers and drivers. To celebrate the launch, the company is offer its passengers gratis ride vouchers of up to £25 for signing upwardly in the starting time calendar week afterward launch.

Do note that Ola has already been operating in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland for more than a twelvemonth, having originally entered the state in 2018. While information technology started its UK operations in South Wales, it has since expanded to a number of prominent cities in the country, including Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool. Overall, the company claims to have provided more than 3 million rides in the country with over 11,000 drivers operating on the platform.