With Zero-Commission Ride Hailing, India’s ONDC Jolts Uber, Ola
Auto rickshaws in Bangalore, India.
Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
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India’s government-backed open commerce network has begun offering ride hailing at zero commission, a move that could shake up dominant ride-sharing companies, Uber Technologies Inc. and its homegrown rival, Ola.
Namma Yatri is now on the Open Network for Digital Commerce, or ONDC, for Bangalore city and offers three-wheeler auto rickshaw rides where neither drivers nor riders pay any commission.