Business  News : Swadeshi digital navigation company MapMyIndia has questioned Ola's parent company ANI Technologies' claim of developing India's navigational map and called this announcement a 'gimmick'. It also advised users to be cautious. After sending a legal notice to Ola Electric, MapMyIndia's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director Rohan Verma questioned Ola's claim that the map was supplied by a startup, Geospoke Private Limited. This company was acquired and became a subsidiary of ANI Technologies. Verma has questioned the claim of supplying the map by Geospoke Private Limited based on its financial records because developing a digital navigation map of a large country like India requires huge investment and expertise. 

Claims of poor quality

Verma denied any threat to the company's business from Ola Maps because of the 'poor quality'. "We don't see any business risk because we don't get any good product from there. People are complaining everywhere about their (Ola's) updated cab app, their updated electric vehicle app, about their maps crashing and causing inconvenience to users. Everyone knows that these are empty promises and gimmicks," he said. When asked about this, an Ola spokesperson said, "Ola strongly denies the baseless and motivated statements made by MapMyIndia. This is a clear indication of the company's desperate attempts to remain relevant by defaming its competitors."

Legal notice was sent on 23 July 

MapmyIndia had sent a legal notice to Ola on July 23, ahead of Ola Electric’s public issue, alleging that Ola Electric had violated the terms of the license agreement it had entered into with the company in 2021 for using APIs (application programming interfaces) and SDKs (software development kits) for navigation.