Confusion prevailed among drivers, with even fewer cabs plying on Friday. Commuters continued to suffer as the app-based companies' strike entered its fifth day, with managements saying they were getting complaints of unions intimidating drivers.

With no breakthrough yet on the issue, the strike seems likely to continue over the weekend. A lot of drivers on Friday had received messages on WhatsApp saying that the strike had been called off. Confusion ensued as some drivers had not received any message and insisted that the strike was on. Sunil Borkar, secretary, Maharashtra Rajya Rashtriya Kamgar Sangh, a union of app-based cab drivers led by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Mumbai president Sachin Ahir, said the strike was still on.