Bhavish Aggarwal launches Ola Maps as alternative to Google Maps

Ola, the ride-hailing cab aggregator, has announced a significant shift in its operations by fully transitioning from Google Maps to its own in-house mapping service, Ola Maps, on July 5.

This move comes shortly after the company’s recent exit from Microsoft’s Azure platform.

Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO of Ola, took to Twitter to share the news. "After Azure exit last month, we’ve now fully exited Google Maps.

India's Ola Electric is advancing its efforts to develop solid-state batteries, aiming for their electric scooters to be powered by these innovative cells by next year.

This announcement was made by Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder and chairman of the electric scooter manufacturer, which is backed by SoftBank Group.

Aggarwal anticipates that Ola's own cells will power its electric scooters, which are among the best-selling in India, by early next year.

 This timeline aligns with the start of commercial production at Ola's cell 'gigafactory' in Southern Tamil Nadu.