Ola, Uber unveils Bike Taxi services in Bengaluru

A week after its successful launch in Bangkok, online transportation network company Uber has announced the bike taxi services in Bengaluru.

On-demand transportation provider Ola too has started providing bike services.

The minimum fare for the service starts at Rs 15 for UberMoto, and Rs 30 for Ola Bikes.

"Bike taxis will offer the same features as its cab service, including includes driver details displayed upfront, SOS, live tracking and seamless payment using Ola Money. Additionally, all pillion riders will be provided with helmets as mandated for their safety," Ola said in a statement.

"This will help users get to where they want to be within minutes, especially in traffic-prone cities like ours. We expect significant demand in the pilot phase and we will continue to scale this service up in the coming weeks to cover more areas in the city and serve more users," said Pranay Jivrajka, Chief Operating Officer at Ola.

"Enabling transportation at the push of a button, UberMoto will offer another affordable mobility option that will help people save time and money while helping cut congestion in our cities over time," said Amit Jain, president, Uber India.