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Featured story·The Indian Express·12 May 2026

How Go Buddy's AI helmets are quietly redefining cab safety in urban India.

After 1.2 million rides without a single tolerated smoking incident, founders Anika Rao and Vikram Mehta sit down with us to talk about the engineering — and the resolve — behind a category-defining ride-sharing service.

Press releases

Recent announcements.

08 May 2026

Milestone

Go Buddy crosses one million safe rides across three cities.

Twelve months after public launch, the platform records its millionth completed ride — zero tolerated safety violations across the cohort.

21 March 2026

Product

AI Smart Helmet v2 enters fleet-wide deployment.

The new generation halves detection latency, runs entirely on-device, and adds tactile feedback for hearing-impaired riders.

04 February 2026

Expansion

Go Buddy launches in Bengaluru with 8,000 verified drivers.

Third-city rollout brings the Buddy System and zero-tolerance policy to Bengaluru. Onboarding waitlist crosses 60,000 in week one.

14 December 2025

Funding

Series A: ₹220 crore led by Lightspeed and Nexus.

Capital earmarked for helmet manufacturing scale-up, safety-ops headcount, and a fourth-city launch in early 2027.

29 October 2025

Recognition

Go Buddy named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2025.

Cited under Transportation for 'turning ride-sharing safety from a feature into a measurable outcome.'

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