Software bug causes Ola scooter to go in reverse mode at full speed, 65-year old injured in accident

A Jodhpur resident has detected  a software bug in Ola electric scooters after his father suffered a severe head injury in an accident. The incident has been shared by one Pallav Maheshwari on LinkedIn. Pallav said his father suffered serious injuries in the incident. "The software bug in the Ola electric scooter of going in the reverse mode at full speed has severely injured my father. He was the one who even at the age of 65 is very active and was enthusiastic to use Ola electric vehicle," Pallav Maheshwari wrote on his LinkedIn profile.

Pallav further said, "Please look at what your poorly tested scooter has done to him. He was only taking the scooter from outside the house to park inside. He has banged his head on a wall with almost the skull open (with 10 stiches now) and broken his left arm which would have to be operated with 2 plates inserted. "The man reportedly took the delivery of vehicle on January 15 this year. He further wrote, "I moved back to India last year to take care of my parents and was ecstatic about the India EV revolution. I was not a bit hesitant to book the scooter on the day of opening the booking as I wanted to support companies like you and didn’t think that #healthandsafety norms would be compromised to this level at your future factory. "The man recounted similar incidents of the scooters reverse going in reverse mode at full throttle and claimed no recall or fixes have been made by the company.