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Autonomous vehicles are the logical next step for cab aggregators like Ola and Uber LATEST NEWS : Nagpur, the home town of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari    , is now a laboratory to test electric vehicles for public transport in India. Cab aggregator Ola is testing a model that uses electric auto rickshaws, cars, and buses to make adoption of electric vehicles for mass transport viable. If the Nagpur experiment succeeds, Ola will execute the promise by its investor, Japanese internet firm Softbank, of running over a million electric vehicles across India. This vision requires massive investments in cars, buses, and the charging infrastructure. In addition, investments are also required in batteries, which India currently imports. Both Ola and Uber have an asset-light model — they don't own the cars that run on their platforms. Instead, the cars are leased by the drivers, who repay the loans, spend on maintaining the cars, and then earn enough to fend ...

Harvard's Frances Frei has been brought in to fix organisational culture, reports Tech in Asia LATEST NEWS : Uber has dismissed more than 20 employees after an internal investigation into workplace harassment and misconduct. The ongoing probe, conducted by an outside law firm, reviewed 215 human resources claims that relate to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, among other matters. Aside from the 20-plus dismissals, Uber has also put 31 employees into counselling or training as a result of the investigation, while 7 have received written warnings. A second probe led by a former US attorney general is expected to announce its findings next week. Uber hires Harvard Business School professor to help fix its leadership woes Uber has hired a well-regarded management academic, Frances Frei, as its first SVP of leadership and strategy to help fix what many consider as a broken company culture. READ THIS : 5 Nifty companies announce bonus shares in 2...