Olacabs, TaxiForSure rope in MapmyIndia for GPS services

Taxi services aggregators Olacabs and Taxiforsure have tapped navigation technology provider Mapmyindia to install GPS and tracking devices in their cabs, as a component of measures to make travel more secure and follow as of late proposed norms.

Mapmyindia managing director Rakesh Verma told ET that the organization has installed tracking systems and GPS in around 10,000 taxis working under these companies in the course of the most recent two weeks, including that request is quick surpassing supply. Taxiforsure has additionally installed a frenzy catch inside its autos.

"We got shelled with appeals for installations where the taxi companies needed each vehicle to be traceable," Verma said. The Delhi government has mandated taxi service providers to install GPS devices and give full database of their drivers to police emulating the rape of a female traveler recently, purportedly by a driver of contracted to appbased taxi service Uber. Web-based taxi booking services have following been banned and the Central government is proposing changes to the Road Safety and Transport Bill, which will incorporate taxi aggregators under its ambit.

The GPS and tracking arrangement from Mapmyindia is installed as a gadget that gives precise location, speed and route of the vehicle, and can be followed from a smartphone or an associated gadget whenever. The gadget is furnished with battery go down that guarantees operation if there should be an occurrence of detachment furthermore conveys a caution to the taxi organization. Considering climbing interest among shoppers, Mapmyindia arrangements to retail the GPS tracking arrangement through e-trade locales like Flipkart and Amazon for Rs 10,000.

At present, it offers 400-500 such devices through auto embellishments retailers. Verma said the organization's tracking devices have likewise been conveyed via auto rental firm Avis and visit providers Le Passage to India. Aprameya Radhakrishna, prime supporter and director at Taxifor-Sure, said that the organization is fortifying wellbeing measures with cutting edge GPS systems. "The target is to get all autos in the system to have a GPS and frenzy catch — dominant part of which has been finished — and 'advise a companion' emphasize in our application," he included.