MapmyIndia CEO Rohan Verma has questioned Ola's claim of creating its own navigation map of India. Terming it a gimmick, he stated that accurate maps require significant investment and expertise, which Ola reportedly lacks. Verma also expressed concerns about the poor quality of Ola's maps, while denying any risk to MapmyIndia's business due to Ola's perceived lack of quality.
In an interview with PTI, Rohan said that MapmyIndia does not see a business risk.
“We don't see a business risk, because we don't see a good product coming from there. People are complaining left, right and centre, about their (Ola) updated cab app, their updated electric vehicle app, that their maps are pathetic and causing users problems. Everybody knows that these are more announcements and gimmicks, but the quality of that product," he said.
Verma added, "If any well-meaning Indian goes to visit www.openstreetmap.org, they themselves will realise why it shouldn't be used. The accuracy of these various competitors' maps is definitely something that people will find very much lacking. It's not easy to build an accurate map. On the product side, people should be very careful of these gimmicky, Fly By Night products," Verma said.
MapmyIndia recently sent a legal notice to Ola for breaching the terms of their 2021 license agreement. The agreement allowed Ola to use MapmyIndia's APIs and SDKs for navigation. ANI Technologies had signed a similar deal back in 2015.
Ola, on its part, strongly refuted MapmyIndia's “baseless claims” and stood by the integrity of its business. Ola said they have responded to MapmyIndia's legal notice, and will take all necessary steps to protect its interests.
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