This is a big win for Azure and Microsoft AI services, which presumably will support voice ride requests. According to the article, Microsoft is in talks to invest as part of an Ola migration to Azure.
As part of its partnership with Microsoft, Ola plans to weave the U.S. company’s digital assistant Cortana into its Play service for voice recognition capabilities, the source said.
Source: India’s Ola ties up with Microsoft for connected car platform