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Ola Is Solving The 2 Biggest Problems When Booking Cabs
When it comes to booking a cab on Ola, Uber or any other app-based taxi services in India, the two irritating questions that most drivers ask are– “What’s the drop location and are you paying cash or online?” Now, whether the driver accepts your ride or not depends on your answers to these questions. The driver may cancel your ride (after accepting initially) if he doesn’t prefer your chosen drop location or if you say that you are going to pay through online mode.
To solve these two challenges, Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal announced that Ola’s driver partners will now be able to see your drop location and payment mode before accepting the ride.
“Ola drivers will now see approx drop location & payment mode before accepting a ride. Enabling drivers is key to reducing cancelations,” said Aggarwal.
This means the driver partner should ideally no longer call you to enquire about your drop location and payment mode after accepting the ride. With this information visible to drivers, they can decide whether to actually take you on-board before hitting the accept button on their Ola app.
Now, there are two sides to this. The good thing is that drivers will no longer call you to know your ride details and you can also expect drivers to not cancel your ride after accepting it. Cancellations from the driver’s side are expected to decrease and if someone accepts your Ola booking you can expect him or her to fulfil the same. But, on the other hand, there’s a catch as well. If you are stuck somewhere far from any prominent landmarks then the chances of getting a cab decreases as well. At least, earlier, you could negotiate with the driver over a call and work out some ‘deal’. But with this update, it may take longer for you to find a cab if you are stuck at some remote place or if there’s too much traffic on a particular route.
Having said that, this change is expected to improve the overall cab booking experience for frequent Ola users.
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Improved version of Hyundai Creta launched in Indian market: Check it out here
Hyundai India launched the much-awaited Creta Knight Edition in the country at a starting price of Rs 13.51 lakh (ex-showroom, all-India). This new variant is available in both petrol and diesel engine options and can be had either with a manual or an automatic transmission unit. To read more about the Creta Knight Edition, click here. In addition to this, the company has also introduced a model-year update for the Hyundai Creta with new feature additions.
The 2022 Hyundai Creta is now available in a new Denim Blue colour option and the Highline TPMS is now standard across all variants. The SX (O) trim now also gets a glossy black centre console. Furthermore, the company will offer the iMT option on the 1.5-litre petrol ‘S’ variant to further expand choices for the customers. The new S+ variant powered by a 1.4-litre T-GDi petrol engine with 7DCT now gets an additional set of features, such as –
– Smart panoramic sunroof
– 16-inch black alloy wheels
– Smartphone wireless charger
– Rear Disc Brakes
– Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
– Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
– Hill start assist control (HAC)
– Paddle shifters
– Metal pedals
– Electric and auto-folding ORVMs
– Power window auto up/down
Mechanically, the SUV continues to be powered by the existing petrol and diesel engine options.