Now book an Ola cab via Practo’s apps Practo users can now book an Ola cab (Micro, Mini, Prime and Lux) from the Practo app. They will also get a reminder 1 hour before a scheduled appointment, and use Ola’s ‘Ride later’ feature to get an Ola cab. The Practo user’s destination will be pre-filled into the Ola driver’s app. Ola currently claims to have 450,000 vehicles (cabs, autorickshaws and taxis) in 102 cities in India. In September last year, Practo claimed to manage 40 million appointments yearly. Note that Practo users can already get a Uber cab from the Practo app. In fact, this Uber-Practo partnership is live in India, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore, with plans to expand to other countries. It works the same way, on giving the app user a reminder and then letting them book a Uber cab. Uber’s other partnerships: - In May, Uber, Foodpanda and Zo Rooms tied up to allow travelers to book rooms, order food and call for a cab for a limited period. - In April, Uber partnered with Zomato to allow users to instantly see the estimated pickup time, fare and travel time to the restaurant they were looking up. - In the same month, it also tied up with Housing to let the latter’s users take a cab to the property they wanted to check out. - Uber had rolled out Google Maps integration in India in February 2015. - In August 2014, Uber released its API for third-party…
