Panaji: Goa’s formidable plan to revolutionise its two-wheeler pilot operations via a devoted motorbike taxi app has hit a roadblock. The all-Goa motorbike pilots affiliation, which initially spearheaded the initiative, has determined to desert the challenge because of the reluctance of bike pilots to get on board.
The affiliation’s choice comes as a shock after vital anticipation for the app’s potential to streamline transportation throughout the state.
The affiliation, in collaboration with an IT firm, had been working to develop a user-friendly app for reserving motorbike taxis.
This initiative aimed to modernise Goa’s transportation system, providing residents and guests a handy technique of reserving two-wheeler rides.
Initially heralded as a game-changer by the affiliation’s president, Suresh Thakur, the challenge promised to handle the challenges confronted by motorbike taxi commuters, such because the inconvenience of conventional reserving strategies. The app was envisioned to supply customers with the flexibleness to guide rides seamlessly, akin to in style cab aggregator companies.
Nonetheless, in a stunning flip of occasions, the affiliation determined to halt the challenge altogether. Thakur stated that the first motive was the reluctance of bike pilots to embrace the technology-driven resolution. “Many riders (pilots) don’t personal smartphones, and amongst those that do, a good portion are unfamiliar with navigating app interfaces,” he stated.
Regardless of potential assist from Panaji’s Sensible Metropolis Mission, which provided free smartphones, the affiliation stays unconvinced concerning the feasibility of implementing the app.
This choice marks a setback for efforts to modernise Goa’s transportation sector.
Whereas the app held promise for enhancing comfort and accessibility, the sensible challenges of adoption amongst motorbike pilots have confirmed insurmountable.
The affiliation’s choice comes as a shock after vital anticipation for the app’s potential to streamline transportation throughout the state.
The affiliation, in collaboration with an IT firm, had been working to develop a user-friendly app for reserving motorbike taxis.
This initiative aimed to modernise Goa’s transportation system, providing residents and guests a handy technique of reserving two-wheeler rides.
Initially heralded as a game-changer by the affiliation’s president, Suresh Thakur, the challenge promised to handle the challenges confronted by motorbike taxi commuters, such because the inconvenience of conventional reserving strategies. The app was envisioned to supply customers with the flexibleness to guide rides seamlessly, akin to in style cab aggregator companies.
Nonetheless, in a stunning flip of occasions, the affiliation determined to halt the challenge altogether. Thakur stated that the first motive was the reluctance of bike pilots to embrace the technology-driven resolution. “Many riders (pilots) don’t personal smartphones, and amongst those that do, a good portion are unfamiliar with navigating app interfaces,” he stated.
Regardless of potential assist from Panaji’s Sensible Metropolis Mission, which provided free smartphones, the affiliation stays unconvinced concerning the feasibility of implementing the app.
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This choice marks a setback for efforts to modernise Goa’s transportation sector.
Whereas the app held promise for enhancing comfort and accessibility, the sensible challenges of adoption amongst motorbike pilots have confirmed insurmountable.
