Ola exits Google Maps, to save Rs 100 cr per year with in-house maps
New Delhi,July 08, 2024.After exiting Microsoft’s Azure last month, Ola Cabs has now fully exited Google Maps, moving to its in-house Ola Maps, founder-CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal has said in a post on X. He said that the company used to spend Rs 100 crore a year on Google maps, which they have made zero by this move to in-house Ola maps.Aggarwal said that Ola Cabs will see a number of features in the coming months, which include street view, neural radiance fields (NERFs), indoor images, 3D maps and drone maps, among others.In October 2021, Ola had acquired GeoSpoc, a Pune-based company specialising in geospatial services. Ola Maps now supports the mapping requirements of its primary ride-hailing application. Additionally, the company said that it will integrate Ola Maps into its el...
