What if we just stop taking autos in manipal ?
Okay, so I was thinking about the whole auto situation in Manipal and had a random idea.
The auto scene here is honestly getting ridiculous. Short distances can cost ₹50–80+, and sometimes it feels like you don’t really have much of a choice. There’s also this whole monopoly-type situation where apps like Rapido/Ola/Uber face opposition whenever they try to operate around Manipal.
Meanwhile, there are so many students with their own scooty, bike or car, and most of them are travelling alone anyway.
What if there was a simple student carpooling app where you post your route and, if you’re going that way anyway, take another student along for a small amount?
Instead of paying ₹60–80 for a short auto ride, you could find someone going in the same direction and split the travel cost.
Could also be a pretty cool way to meet people since everyone is basically from the same college.
Obviously there are safety/legal things to figure out, but as a student project, I think this could actually be interesting.
Not planning to build it myself, just throwing the idea out there. Maybe someone here will actually build it lol.