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Bengaluru Man Calls Out New Airport Taxi Scam, Says Driver Used Uber-Like App To Inflate Bill
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A man recently took to social media to share his experience of booking a cab from Bengaluru airport. In his post, user Mahesh flagged an "inventive new scam" where taxi drivers use a replica of the Uber app to overcharge customers.
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Passengers Assault Driver, Flee With Taxi In Thane; Police Case Filed
- Friday September 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The police in Maharashtra's Thane have launched a hunt for six persons who allegedly booked a cab but fled with the vehicle after assaulting and robbing the driver, an official said on Thursday.
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US Couple Said Uber "Charged 600% More" For Ride, Company Responds
- Sunday July 9, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The incident happened as the cab service made a currency conversion mistake. Instead of charging the fare amount in Costa Rican Colon, the company charged the fee in US Dollars.
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4 Men Book Cab In Gurugram, Steal It After Drives Arrives To Pick Them Up
- Sunday May 14, 2023
- Gurgaon News | Press Trust of India
Four men, who had booked a cab through an aggregator app, allegedly stole the vehicle of the taxi driver here when he arrived to pick them up, police said on Saturday.
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Australian Man Charged Double The Fare After He Falls Asleep In Taxi
- Friday April 28, 2023
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The man ended up paying the entire amount, but said he will follow up with the company to check what went wrong.
- www.ndtv.com
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CapitaLand, Rushowl Partner To Offer Last-Mile Transport At ITPG
- Wednesday April 27, 2022
- Jaiveer Mehra
Tie up will allow employees at the International Tech Park Gurgaon (ITPG) to book shared taxis and rickshaws to 3 nearby metro stations.
- www.carandbike.com
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Uber To Allow Booking Rides Through WhatsApp In India: Report
- Thursday December 2, 2021
- Business | Reuters
"Starting this week, we are rolling out a new service that gives people the option to book an Uber ride via an official Uber WhatsApp chatbot," Uber saidin a blog post.
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Bike Taxi Operator Rapido Extends Auto Service To Bengaluru
- Friday August 6, 2021
- Written by carandbike team, Edited by Preetam Bora
The company aims to add 5 lakh autos across India, and plans to on-board more than 50,000 autos in Bengaluru by the end of the year.
- www.carandbike.com
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Uber Stripped Of London Operating Licence, Again
- Monday November 25, 2019
- Reuters
A change to Uber's systems allowed unauthorised drivers to upload their photos to other drivers' accounts, meaning they could pick up passengers as if they were the booked driver, which happened in at least 14,000 trips
- www.carandbike.com
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Blu Smart To Increase Mahindra eVerito Fleet To 500 Cars
- Tuesday June 4, 2019
- Reported by Preetam Bora, Written by CarAndBike Team
Blu Smart, India's first all-electric taxi service, plans to add 500 Mahindra eVerito electric sedans by April 2020. The start-up has flagged off the first 70 Mahindra eVerito across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.
- www.carandbike.com
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Ola Banned in Karnataka for 6 Months Over Bike Taxi Violation
- Saturday March 23, 2019
- Reuters
Despite the Ola ban, several users in Bengaluru reported that they were still able to book an auto-rickshaw or taxi through the app late on Friday.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Helicopter Taxi Apps Offer Escape From Traffic-Choked Megacities
- Wednesday May 9, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore -- one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested megacities.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Man Calls Out New Airport Taxi Scam, Says Driver Used Uber-Like App To Inflate Bill
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A man recently took to social media to share his experience of booking a cab from Bengaluru airport. In his post, user Mahesh flagged an "inventive new scam" where taxi drivers use a replica of the Uber app to overcharge customers.
- www.ndtv.com
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Passengers Assault Driver, Flee With Taxi In Thane; Police Case Filed
- Friday September 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The police in Maharashtra's Thane have launched a hunt for six persons who allegedly booked a cab but fled with the vehicle after assaulting and robbing the driver, an official said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Couple Said Uber "Charged 600% More" For Ride, Company Responds
- Sunday July 9, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The incident happened as the cab service made a currency conversion mistake. Instead of charging the fare amount in Costa Rican Colon, the company charged the fee in US Dollars.
- www.ndtv.com
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4 Men Book Cab In Gurugram, Steal It After Drives Arrives To Pick Them Up
- Sunday May 14, 2023
- Gurgaon News | Press Trust of India
Four men, who had booked a cab through an aggregator app, allegedly stole the vehicle of the taxi driver here when he arrived to pick them up, police said on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Australian Man Charged Double The Fare After He Falls Asleep In Taxi
- Friday April 28, 2023
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The man ended up paying the entire amount, but said he will follow up with the company to check what went wrong.
- www.ndtv.com
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CapitaLand, Rushowl Partner To Offer Last-Mile Transport At ITPG
- Wednesday April 27, 2022
- Jaiveer Mehra
Tie up will allow employees at the International Tech Park Gurgaon (ITPG) to book shared taxis and rickshaws to 3 nearby metro stations.
- www.carandbike.com
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Uber To Allow Booking Rides Through WhatsApp In India: Report
- Thursday December 2, 2021
- Business | Reuters
"Starting this week, we are rolling out a new service that gives people the option to book an Uber ride via an official Uber WhatsApp chatbot," Uber saidin a blog post.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Bike Taxi Operator Rapido Extends Auto Service To Bengaluru
- Friday August 6, 2021
- Written by carandbike team, Edited by Preetam Bora
The company aims to add 5 lakh autos across India, and plans to on-board more than 50,000 autos in Bengaluru by the end of the year.
- www.carandbike.com
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Uber Stripped Of London Operating Licence, Again
- Monday November 25, 2019
- Reuters
A change to Uber's systems allowed unauthorised drivers to upload their photos to other drivers' accounts, meaning they could pick up passengers as if they were the booked driver, which happened in at least 14,000 trips
- www.carandbike.com
-
Blu Smart To Increase Mahindra eVerito Fleet To 500 Cars
- Tuesday June 4, 2019
- Reported by Preetam Bora, Written by CarAndBike Team
Blu Smart, India's first all-electric taxi service, plans to add 500 Mahindra eVerito electric sedans by April 2020. The start-up has flagged off the first 70 Mahindra eVerito across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.
- www.carandbike.com
-
Ola Banned in Karnataka for 6 Months Over Bike Taxi Violation
- Saturday March 23, 2019
- Reuters
Despite the Ola ban, several users in Bengaluru reported that they were still able to book an auto-rickshaw or taxi through the app late on Friday.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Helicopter Taxi Apps Offer Escape From Traffic-Choked Megacities
- Wednesday May 9, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore -- one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested megacities.
- www.ndtv.com