- Published on July 19, 2024
- In Global Tech
Google is Trying to Mimic ‘Google Pay’ for Transportation via Namma Yatri
Earlier this week, Google invested in Moving Tech, the parent company of Namma Yatri and also lowered the prices for Google Maps AI for Indian developers.
Image by Diksha Mishra
- By Shritama Saha
Back in 2017, Google made UPI and cashless transactions household terms with the launch of Google Pay in India. The app has over 67 million users in the country, its largest single market to date.
Now, the company is trying to mimic the success of Google Pay to democratise transformation for all via Namma Yatri, the Bengaluru-based open-source rival of ride-hailing services like Ola and Uber.
Interestingly, earlier this week, Google invested in Moving Tech, the parent company of Namma Yatri. On the same date, Namma Yatri users also came across new features in its service including rentals and instant travel.
Previously in 2020, Google said it plans to invest $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years as the search giant looks to help accelerate the adopti
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Shritama Saha
Shritama (she/her) is a technology journalist at AIM who is passionate to explore generative AI with a special focus on big techs, database, healthcare, DE&I, hiring in tech and more.
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