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KOCHI: Online cab operators, particularly those of Uber and Ola, are in a fix as several prospective riders, who are Covid positive and their quarantined relatives, are hailing rides while hiding their health condition. The drivers have issued a public appeal which said that those intending to use online cab service must brief the drivers on their health status whether they are Covid positive or proceeding to the laboratories to test for suspect Covid infection at the time of hailing a ride.
Shajo Jose, Online Cab Drivers’ Association secretary and coordinator of Yellow Taxi, said braving the Covid threat most of the online cab drivers are working during lockdown, since they have to earn a livelihood. “Several of our members complained that Covid-19 positive persons or those going to laboratories to undergo Covid-19 test do not inform the driver about their condition at the time of booking the cab. They suspect that the drivers will not turn up if t
Ride apps turn a game changer for auto drivers
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AuSa, to be launched on Feb. 17, to ensure safe ride for commuters
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AuSa, to be launched on Feb. 17, to ensure safe ride for commuters
The foray of online ride booking apps is expected to be a game changer in the way commuters avail autorickshaw services in the Greater Kochi area.
Three ride apps, including a recently launched one, have already brought some solace to the harried auto drivers who had to wait for hours at junctions, awaiting their turn to ferry commuters. The Ernakulam District Autorickshaw Drivers Cooperative Society, a conclave of half-a-dozen driver unions, will launch AuSa, its much-awaited app, on February 17.