Is Ola Solo an April Fool's Day joke? CEO Bhavish Aggarwal comes out with a stunning revelation
Bhavish Aggarwa revealed on Tuesday that the autonomous electric scooter prototype which the company showcased on microblogging site X (formerly known as Twitter), was not an April Fool's joke, but a real project under development. On April 1, India's largest mobility platform made an announcement via a video —which went viral—arousing widespread curiosity about its authenticity. In a post on X, Ola CEO said, “Not just an April fools joke!.
We announced Ola Solo yesterday. It went viral and many people debated whether it’s real or an April Fools joke!" Clarifying the doubts, Aggarwalsaid the announcement, made via a viral video, represents genuine engineering advancements and showcases actual technology being prototyped by the company. “While the video was meant to provide a laugh to people, the technology behind it is something we’ve been working on and have prototyped.
It shows the kind of pioneering work our engineering teams are capable of," Aggarwal said. The Ola CEO said the company is working on autonomous and self-balancing technology in two-wheelers, which will be evident in future products from the mobility platform. “Ola Solo is a glimpse into the future of mobility and our engineering teams are working on autonomous and self-balancing tech in two-wheelers which you’ll see if future products from us, he said.
The post, shared on April 2, has accumulated over 127.6K views and 1.2k likes and the numbers are still rising. It has evoked a flurry of comments. On April 1 Aggarwal unveiled Ola Solo prototype on X, highlighting its game-changing features.
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