Ola Electric launches Ola Maps in India with turn-by-turn navigation, live location tracking, more: Check details

Ola Maps launched in India: Ola Electric launched indigenously built navigation service, Ola Maps in India today. The newly launched Ola Maps is built on Krutrim, which is a generative AI-based assistant developed by Ola. Also Read: These Apps are leaking your data!

“After Azure exit, it’s time for Indian developers to Exit Google Maps. 1 YEAR FREE access to all developers to Ola Maps on Krutrim more than Rs 100Cr in free credits,” Ola Electric founder Bhavish Aggarwal wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing the development. Also Read: Ola's cheapest e-scooter S1 X starts shipping in India

After #ExitAzure, it’s time for 🇮🇳developers to #ExitGoogleMaps! 1 YEAR FREE access to all developers to Ola Maps on @Krutrim, more than ₹100Cr in free credits! https://t.co/K1JHFBlNt1

We’ve been using western apps to map India for too long and they don’t get our unique… pic.twitter.com/18l2GdzCkC

— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) July 8, 2024

Ola Maps top features

Here are the top features offered by Ola Maps:

— Ola has aggregated data for Ola Maps from its fleet of Ola S1’s equipped with 360 cameras, open-source government data repositories, OpenStreetMap, partnerships and other proprietary sources. The company says that in the past one year it has contributed a total of 5.43 million edits to Open Street Maps.

— Ola Maps offers preference-based routing feature, which tailors routes to a user’s and the vehicle preferences. It also offers popularity-based routing that suggests commonly used paths.

— Ola Maps also supports real-time speed predictions and historical speed predictions that provide accurate ETAs taking into account obstructions and road closures. It also suggests routes that are free from disruptions.

— The Nearby Search feature lets users find locations within a specified area.

Image: Ola Electric

— Ola Maps supports a feature called Directions, which provides turn-by-turn navigation instructions to guide users from their starting point to their destination.

— ETA calculates the Estimated Time of Arrival based on a user’s current location and historical traffic data to provide accurate travel times.

— Snap to Road aligns user-reported positions to the nearest road, correcting any GPS inaccuracies to reflect real-world driving paths.

— Map Matching feature in Ola Maps ensures that GPS traces are accurately aligned with the road network by matching them to the correct paths on the map.

— Multi Stop Routing enables users to plan and navigate routes with multiple destinations, optimising the order of stops for efficiency.

— Live Location lets users share their love location with other users.

— Traffic Signals feature shows users all the points where they will encounter a traffic light in their route.