New Delhi: Ola Cabs has switched from using Google Maps to its own Ola Maps for navigation and operations. This change is set to save the company almost Rs 100 crore year. The announcement follows Olaโs recent move to transfer all its operations to its own AI company, Krutim, three months ago after ending its partnership with Microsoft Azure.
After Azure exit last month, weโve now fully exited google maps. We used to spend โน100 cr a year but weโve made that 0 this month by moving completely to our in house Ola maps! Check your Ola app and update if neededย
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โ Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) July 5, 2024
“After Azure exit last month, weโve now fully exited Google maps. We used to spend Rs 100 crore a year but weโve made that 0 this month by moving completely to our in house Ola maps! Check your Ola app and update if needed,” Aggarwal stated.
He mentioned that there are many new features on the way. It includes street view, indoor images, NERFs, drone maps and 3D maps. Adding further, Krutim AIโs cloud services will provide APIs for Ola Maps. APIs or application programming interfaces are tools that allow different software programs to communicate with each other smoothly.
When launching Krutrim AI, Ola announced that it would include mapping solutions within its cloud services. Aggarwal expects Olaโs electric scooters which are top sellers in India to be powered by Olaโs own battery cells by early next year. This coincides with the start of commercial production at Ola’s cell ‘gigafactory’ in Southern Tamil Nadu.
