Ola Cabs, the ride-hailing giant, has transitioned from using Google Maps to its own in-house Ola Maps, resulting in significant annual cost savings of around Rs 100 crore.
After exiting Azure last month, Ola has now fully moved away from Google Maps. Previously, the company was spending Rs 100 crore annually, but by switching entirely to its in-house Ola Maps, this expense has been reduced to zero. Users are advised to check their Ola app and update if needed, according to Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and chairman of Ola Group.
This announcement comes after Ola Group completed transferring its entire workload to its in-house artificial intelligence (AI) firm, Krutrim, three months after ending its partnership with Microsoft Azure.
In May, Aggarwal announced on X that the company was discontinuing its use of Microsoft Azure and would migrate the entire workload to Krutrim within a week. At the launch of Krutrim AI, it was also revealed that the firm would provide mapping solutions as part of its cloud services.