Rapido forays into rickshaw booking, eyes expanding to 50 cities by yr-end

Ride hailing app Rapido on Thursday launched auto rickshaw booking service across 14 cities.

The company plans to expand the ‘Rapido Auto’ service to 50 cities by the end of the year and onboard around 5 lakh driver partners in the next six months.

Rapido co-founder Aravind Sanka said auto rickshaws have emerged as a preferred way of commuting post COVID-19 pandemic after bike taxis.

“While the auto service industry is highly penetrated, it has only 5 per cent of its existing market online. Through Rapido Auto, we aim to offer commuters another safe and affordable option for their everyday commute, apart from our bike taxi service, that is standardized in pricing and operation,” Sanka was quoted as saying in a statement.