MapMyIndia Claiming That Ola Electric Plagiarised Its Map Data for Their Own Ola Maps
Ola Electric was served a legal notice by CE Info Systems, the parent company of MapMyIndia, which allegedly accused Ola Electric of copying its data following the launch of Ola Electric's mapping service in India (as reported by a media group).
Ola Electric is accused of breaching its licensing agreement in the notification. Ola Electric began using MapMyIndia in 2022 to help guide riders of their S1 Pro electric scooter.
As per MapMyIndia, the agreement forbade Ola Electric from doing things like combining the licensed product with competitive products or trying to reverse engineer the API or related software of the licensed product to extract or copy its source code.
"In order to construct OLA Maps, you have stolen our client's proprietary APIs and software development kits and used them to create your own. "Our client's exclusive data has been copied/derived by you to further your illegal motive and for your unjust commercial gains," CE Info Systems warned, as quoted by the media outlet in its report.
"Your assertion that you have developed API and map data/Ola Maps solely through open map is factually incorrect and not tenable," the company said in its legal document.
Specifically, the conditions of the 2021 agreement prohibit co-mingling and reverse engineering in accordance with Intellectual Property standards; the legal notification reportedly highlights this fact.
"By engaging in such dishonest and unlawful practices, you have clearly disregarded the agreement's provisions and have violated our client's copyright regarding the source code," the warning went on to state, as reported by the media agency.
Ola Refuted All the Allegations
Ola Electric has denied the accusations leveled by MapMyIndia, calling them "false and misleading." The firm promised to respond to the legal complaint in due course.
Ola Electric would like to make a statement regarding the accusations made by CE Info Systems Limited regarding the purported problems with Ola Maps compared to MapMyIndia, which have been highlighted in the media. "We want to make it clear that these accusations are completely unfounded, intended to mislead, and spiteful. When it comes to doing business, Ola Electric is unwavering in its honesty". An Ola Electric representative promised a proper response to the notification soon.
Nitin Konde
Ola Maps to Substitute Google Maps
Ola, headquartered in Bengaluru, India, debuted Ola Maps earlier this month to compete with Google Maps. The business also stopped using Google Maps and started using its own mapping service.
"We have now fully exited Google Maps," wrote Ola Cabs CEO Bhavish Aggarwal in a message on X (previously Twitter). This follows Azure's departure last month. "We eliminated that expense this month by switching to our own Ola maps, which saved us INR 100 crore compared to last year! To see if an update is necessary, open your Ola app," added CEO.
After Azure exit last month, we’ve now fully exited google maps. We used to spend ₹100 cr a year but we’ve made that 0 this month by moving completely to our in house Ola maps! Check your Ola app and update if needed 😉
— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) July 5, 2024
Also, Ola maps API available on @Krutrim cloud! Many more… pic.twitter.com/wYj1Q1YohO
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