The point of #Uber was to *not* have to haggle with cab & auto drivers — the subscription-model removes it with “suggested fares” 🤦🏽♂️:
“Uber Wades Into A Fierce Price War To Stay Competitive In India”, Rest Of World (https://restofworld.org/2025/uber-india-price-war/).
Uber ditches commissions for auto-rickshaw drivers in India, switching to fees to stay competitive against local rivals #Rapido & #NammaYatri. 🚨 Will this move shake up the ride-hailing market? 🇮🇳 #Uber #AutoRickshaw #IndiaTech #Rideshare #Competition #TechNews #Mobility
https://posivi.com/uber-ditches-commissions-for-auto-rickshaw-drivers-in-india/
@Suiseiseki I just looked into this, as to why the app is not available on the iPhone, and apparently both #ios and android have regional app stores. I personally have never noticed apps not being available in other regions on #android
Not being able to use #NammaYatri really sucks. She's planning on getting an Android phone next anyways, so this experience just cements that decision 😂
Imagine using an #iPhone and then travelling outside your "home region" where you might want to install an app for transportation (in this case: #NammaYatri ) but "you are not allowed" because Mr 🍎 says so
Is this the "it just works" that #apple-people always talk about? 😅😂
Never faced anything like this on #android 😶🌫️
I've been asking every hacker I meet to write a "ONDC for Hackers" blog.
From what I understand, it is an open standard for inter-communication in a closed network. The apps themselves do not connect to this network, they are merely the frontend to the servers that are part of the network.
So re-implementing #NammaYatri (which is on my TODO) will not get us access to the "network", it merely gets us access to the the NY API in front of the network.
Hey @nemo have you looked into the #ONDC or #NammaYatri APIs? How feasible is it to develop our own apps/frontends that plug in to the network?
If it works maybe I'll try something for #KaiOS 🤔
An autorickshaw hailing app from Bengaluru competes with Uber/Ola!
"An app called Namma Yatri, launched in November by the rickshaw drivers’ union, directly connects riders to drivers, with no commission for digital middlemen. It averages around 68,000 trips a day, from only 2,000 at the start of the year, and boasts more than 78,000 drivers and 1.4m customers on its platform."
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