Ola goes international, forays into Australia

Leading Indian ride-sharing company, Ola, is now expanding to foreign shores. As part of its international expansion, Ola has begun on-boarding private hire vehicles (PHVs) and driver-partners in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth starting today (January 30, 2018). 

Founded in 2011, Ola enables smart transportation options to over 125 million users in India, through its network of over 1 million driver-partners that it hosts across a 110+ cities. On an aggregate basis, Ola serves as many as a billion rides annually, through its platform. The platform moves over two million people every day. 

Ola’s rapid growth and expansion has been made possible by taking a driver-partner focused approach to ride-sharing – investing in its partners to arm them with the necessary tools, skills and incentives to offer best-in-class transport experiences. Ola is also recognised for its collaboration with governments and communities to solve local transport issues in innovative and meaningful ways. Ola will build on these values as it launches in Australia in early 2018. 

“We are very excited about launching Ola in Australia and see immense potential for the ride-sharing ecosystem which embraces new technology and innovation,” commented Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-Founder & CEO, Ola. He further added, “With a strong focus on driver-partners and the community at large, we aim to create a high-quality and affordable travel experience for citizens and look forward to contributing to a healthy mobility ecosystem in Australia.” 

The commencement of commercial operations is subject to necessary regulatory approvals.