WhatsApp could soon be used to call elevators

Chennai: Can you call an elevator to go to a particular floor with a WhatsApp message?

“Yes”, said Amit Gossain, Managing Director, Kone Elevator India, the Indian subsidiary of Finnish elevator major, stressing that the demand for housing will result in more demand for elevators in India.

Thanks to coronavirus fear, people are hesitant to touch common surfaces like lift buttons, switches and others. And with the lifting of lockdown and people going back to office, the reluctance is even more.

Here is where this feature using the ubiquitous messaging service comes in handy.