Mumbai to get a new cab aggregator in S3 Cabs next week
L eading cab aggregators Uber and Ola are set to face tough competition in the city with the launch of cab-hailing app S3 Cabs next week, which is more driver-focused in terms of fees and over-all benefits. Promoted by city-based mid-sized logistics player Bharat Freight Group, S3 Cabs has already roped in over 700 cabbies from Ola and Uber even before the launch, Sohel Kazani, director, Sahayadri Smart Safe, which owns S3 Cabs brand told PTI. "The main USP for S3 Cabs is that its drivers will not be charged for the first Rs 1,800 collection every day and collections above this will be charged only at 10 percent, which is just 50 percent of what Uber and Ola charge to their drivers," Kazani added. He said the service will be launched formally by state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis "any day between May 7 and 14" depending on his availability. Kazani, who has been into logistics and transport business for decades, claimed to have the advantage of full s...