Students at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden have undertaken a project to develop an eco-friendly auto rickshaw for the Indian transport market. The aim of the project is to produce an eco-friendly substitute to the existing auto rickshaw in India. The project will also take care of the existing flaws in the safety design...Read More
IndiaCommutes – a communication channel connecting commuters and auto-rickshaw drivers. ‘IndiaCommutes (InCom) is focussed on solving commute related issues in urban India by using community & location intelligence. Currently doing a pilot in Pune, InCom is offerering Dial-a-Rickshaw service over the phone. In the future same service will be extended over Web and SMS.’ The...Read More
Public artwork created by Szigeti Csongor in Partapur, India. Instrument and traffic communication device made of car horns. From the artist: ‘Car horns are a key traffic communication device in India. I was shocked by the sound of them at first, but I slowly got used to them. I could hear many types of horns,...Read More
Article from The Wall Street Journal on unique ways of travel, with a reference to the almighty Rickshaw Challenge. ‘Other races are more focused on an experience, such as the Rickshaw Challenge, where participants pilot the three-wheeled vehicles also known as tuk-tuks to drive as far as 1,180 miles across India. “I wanted to make...Read More
Three Wheels United have taken on the challenge to improve the lives of the millions of rickshaw drivers that ply the roads of India and other countries. In close co-creation with the auto rickshaw driver communities, TWU developed a profitable business model that will improve the living standard of rickshaw drivers and their families. The...Read More
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