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Is Ola’s Play something the company needs to spend substantial resources on right now, when it has bigger problems to solve?

Private car owners will soon be able to ply their vehicles for Uber and Ola, splitting the cost with other passengers while receiving incentives.

The UberFLEET app will use Google Maps to enable the fleet-partners to track their drivers in real time, view their location and drop-off points.

The rules try to over-regulate most aspects of cab aggregator services — from pricing to licenses — but fail to make sufficient provisions for safety. According to the draft, the transport department will set the minimum and maximum fares for cab aggregators. This rule strikes at the heart of cab aggregators’ business model.

Uber has done away with displaying the multiplier that determines surge.