minister reddy stated i do not see any problems with the government launching an app we will have a clear plan in a weekthe karnataka government is planning to launch its own mobile app to aggregate autorickshaws and taxis on the lines of ola and uber as per a toi report the announcement was made by transport minister r ramalinga reddy following a series of meetings with representatives from various transportation sectors including autos taxis contract and stage carriage vehicle owners tourist operators and private bus operatorsminister reddy also revealed plans to set up auto stands at all metro stations in partnership with bangalore metro rail corporation ltd bmrcl in addition to the new app the relocation is intended to improve accessibility and convenience for both commuters and cars advt the representatives voiced concerns about existing aggregators charging excessive commissions on rides leading to drivers receiving inadequate revenue they presented a receipt where an aggregator charged inr 800 for a trip but the driver received only inr 400 the aggregators who merely provide a platform and do not invest in vehicles prompted the need for an app that safeguards the interests of drivers and the public the minister saidminister reddy stated i do not see any problems with the government launching an app we will have a clear plan in a weekadditionally taxi and auto unions have urged the government to ban bike taxi services offered by rapido and uberlast year the auto rickshaw drivers union ardu in bengaluru launched an app called namma yatri which quickly garnered popularity among the citys auto commuters the app was launched to compete with apps such as ola uber and rapidothe kerala government developed the kerala savari app in 2022 as an alternative to ola and uber but it failed to gain tractionread alsowheels of change etaxis power more women to break glass ceilingus investment firm vanguard cuts olas valuation further to usd 35 billionola extends inr 11 lakh offer on s1 air to allmetro mitra app to provide last mile connectivity in bengaluru agencies published on aug 2 2023 at 0723 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app bangalore metro rail with minister reddy rapido and uber ola and uber auto rickshaw drivers union karnataka bangalore metro rail corporation ltd homenewsindustrykarnataka plans govt mobile app to aggregate autorickshaws taxis