While India was still grappling with the question of women security, one woman was quietly working towards a solution that’d put the raging debate to rest. We are talking about Ms. Sakshi Vij, Founder & CEO of Myles, India’s first self-drive service that allows women to take charge of the wheel …
Read More »Sakshi Vij Founder Myles, eyes at roping in individual car owners
Indians are changing the way they commute. There has been a constant evolution and technology has been playing its role in simplifying access. A concept of the West which we could only see in Hollywood flicks is getting local by the day. Ken Research in a report projected a promising …
Read More »How Sakshi Vij is revving up a good deal with Myles – Economic Times
With a mission to reduce the number of cars on the road, Myles relies on vehicles aggregated through self-drive operators and car dealers and are also looking to tap private car owners. With the number of cars accelerating as roads grow seemingly narrower, Sakshi Vij had only one logical solution …
Read More »How family businesses are getting new-age makeovers – Financial Express
WHEN SAKSHI Vij—daughter of Rajiv Kumar Vij, the founder of ‘urban mobility solutions’ provider Carzonrent that runs EasyCabs, among others—started Myles in November 2013, she saw a new opportunity in the transportation industry. “This opportunity was much larger than the existing one in the taxi industry that was being disrupted …
Read More »This Female Entrepreneur Is Driving Change In India’s Car Rental Industry – Forbes
Car rental company Myles is proving that next gen India is thinking quite differently from their parents when it comes to cars and whether to own one or not. The Indian automotive industry is one of the largest in the world, accounting for roughly 7% of the country’s GDP – with …
Read More »Sakshi Vij talks about Myles and Self-drive on Bloomberg TV
“If you want to rent a car, Myles is one app that can help you with that. In this episode of ‘Rising Stars’, Abha Bakaya speaks to Sakshi Vij , Founder-CEO at Myles.” Continue reading..
Read More »Steering a change – The Hindu
Young urbane professionals are choosing to drive rented cars, shrugging off the burden of owning a car An increasing number of new-age urbane youth are discovering the city roads and highways with self-drive car rentals. While owning a car may be an expensive option for many, the youngsters with a …
Read More »Myles to be net postive by 2017 – Business Insider
Indians buy 2.5 million cars every year, and use it only 20% of the time. If you’re a young professional who does frequent off-sites, or can’t afford one, car rentals are cheaper and more convenient. India is waking up to that realization, and fast. Read the full article here.
Read More »Myles Self-drive concept in India explained – Financial Express
For the last few years, self-drive car rental market in India has been growing rapidly and one by one, there is handful of players in this segment. The competition is growing tough and customers are getting wider options to choose from. Here, we take a look at self-drive …
Read More »BusinessWorld Disrupt features Myles
“We are recording 30-40% growth month on month, measuring to a phenomenal growth of over 1100% in the last 12 months. Myles cars have driven over a Million “Myles” already. In the last few months, we’ve seen a surge in demand from the Tier-2 cities as well.” Click here to …
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