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India’s roads have been filling up with taxis over the last decade as its ride-hailing market gets more and more accessible. But on these ride-hailing roads, it seems there is no coming between the two giants - Ola and Uber.

Ola has the home advantage over its U.S. counterpart. Established in 2011, Ola has a wider geographical network than Uber. With a presence in 110 cities, the Ola app probably has a higher reach because of its provisions for a handful of regional languages. The tailor-made needs of allowing cash payment and providing different economic classes of cabs as well as auto-rickshaws gives Ola the edge. Since 2016, it has also overcome India’s unstable data connectivity by allowing bookings via text messages.

According to figures from Kalagato (by Quartz), the Bangalore-based company currently enjoys a market share of 56.2 percent. Now, it is reaching for a share of the global market, with plans to expand to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Australia.