Map wars: Bhavish Aggarwal nudges Indian developers to exit Google Maps, move to Ola Maps

NEW DELHI: Ola founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Monday nudged Indian developers to shun Google Maps and wooed them with one-year free access to Ola Maps, as the noted tech entrepreneur highlighted how its in-house navigation tool is "outperforming" rivals on key metrics. Aggarwal's latest post offering sweeteners for Indian developers to try out Ola Maps comes within days of his announcement that Ola has exited Google Maps and shifted to its in-house navigation tools and technologies for cab operations. Stating that such systems fail to recognise unique challenges such as street names, urban changes and complex traffic, Aggarwal asserted that Ola Maps tackles these issues with AI-powered India-specific algorithms and real-time data from millions of vehicles. 1 YEAR FREE access to all developers to Ola Maps on @Krutrim, more than Rs 100 crore in free credits!"