I can't confirm the specifics, but if you face harassment, report it to Rapido's customer service immediately. Safety is paramount.

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I know this isn’t the right platform, but i need to confirm. If we give bad ratings comments on rapido, do the drivers harass us? I read some reviews on reddit and quora that rapido drivers call ba...

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I know this isn’t the right platform, but i need to confirm. If we give bad ratings comments on rapido, do the drivers harass us?
I read some reviews on reddit and quora that rapido drivers call back and threaten the people who gave them bad ratings. Is this for real?

Rapido drivers misbehave

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Damn, let me tell you how Ola has messed up the auto rickshaw industry! They came in acting all fancy, promising convenience and fair prices. But what do we get? Overcharging like crazy! Their surge pricing during peak hours is a complete rip-off. They take advantage of our desperation and squeeze every penny out of us. And who suffers the most? The hardworking folks who rely on auto rickshaws every day.

But it doesn't stop there. Ola's profiteering tactics have destroyed the earning potential of auto rickshaw drivers. They used to have control over their fares and make a decent living. Now, Ola dictates the prices and leaves the drivers scraping for scraps. It's just not fair! They've disrupted the whole system, and not in a good way. The drivers are struggling, and we passengers are getting ripped off left and right. Ola, you've turned a once reliable and affordable mode of transportation into a nightmare. Shame on you!

Ola didn't disrupt , it destroyed

Auto driver was harassing the person because he took rapido bike for his office. When will this stop in bengaluru why auto drivers consider them as don of Bengaluru?

Today i saw auto driver harassing a person in bengaluru because he took rapido bike for office

Software Engineer

Apparently there was a decision to layoff 20% of workforce which was revoked at last minute by leadership. Good sign or not? Could signal lack of forethought among those at top. What do you guys think?

Rapido layoffs

Data scientist

Do you feel bad while giving poor rating to the drivers, if they were behaving badly or were rude to little extent. Personally I feel bad when I encounter these kind of behaviour, I feel bad like they are doing so much hardwork, why make it difficult for them by giving them bad reviews or ratings, so I keep my feelings aside and forget about whatever happened.

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I’ve lived in north india all my life 
My uber rating never dropped below 4.8 😂

I’m in blr from past from and my rating is already 4.3
What I’m doing wrong 🥺

What’s up with uber drivers in bangalore?

Growth Manager

Uber designers (or PMs) why are you trying to get rid of the ride search cancel button? Found a ride faster and cheaper ride on Namma Yatri but can't cancel until Uber decides it's ok to do so! 

Won't be surprised if this leads to accidental bookings and shifting the onus on the rider to pay a "cancellation" fee. 

Why chase vanity metrics at the expense of the user experience? Switchers gonna switch.

Uber dark UX pattern

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- Rapido, the bike-taxi startup, has reached a $1 billion valuation, becoming the latest Indian unicorn after securing $120 million in a Series E funding round led by WestBridge Capital.
- The new funding highlights Rapido's growing influence in India's mobility sector, challenging the dominance of Uber and Ola, and aiding Swiggy in its competition against Zomato in the food delivery market.
- Rapido's focus on two-wheeler transportation has allowed it to overcome challenges faced by traditional cab services, leveraging the widespread use of motorcycles and scooters in India's congested cities.
- Swiggy, which led Rapido's previous funding round, has found a valuable delivery partner in Rapido, enhancing work opportunities for Rapido's drivers and planning to increase its stake post-IPO.
- Rapido's latest funding round also saw participation from Khazanah, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, marking it as the third Indian startup to achieve unicorn status this year, following Perfios and Krutrim. 

 Source: Techcrunch

Rapido Becomes a Unicorn with Fresh $120M Funding

Journalist

Bangalore’s auto rides are getting out of control, and today I got a front-row seat to this insane bullshit.

So, here I am, minding my business, booking an auto on Ola. The moment it arrives, I’m literally walking out the door, and this guy starts blowing up my phone like his life depends on it. He said in the rudest, most condescending tone, "Come da. I will cancel!". Excuse me? I’m not running a race here! 

Trying to keep things civil, I told him to go ahead and cancel if he’s in such a hurry. So, I did what any sane person would – I booked a Rapido.

A few minutes later, I step out, and guess who’s still hanging around at my gate? Yeah, Autowallah himself. But it doesn’t end there. The man blocks my path, shouting at me about how dare I book another ride while he was "waiting." I calmly remind him that he was the one who said he’d cancel.

He flips out, yelling about wasted time and fuel, and then, demands that I pay him the full fare. Not a penny was charged on the app, mind you, but now I’m supposed to cough up money for his bad attitude? The lauda-city.

At this point, I’m stuck between standing my ground or risking this lunatic escalating things even further. Feeling genuinely unsafe, I handed over the cash just to get out of there. But before he sped off, he delivered one final, lovely threat: "Don’t let this happen again. I know where you live."

Where’s the customer support when you need it? Nonexistent. Ola’s app is basically a black hole when it comes to reporting harassment or threats. If this is what we’re expected to tolerate, then consider me done with Ola.

So here’s the question: Why is it that we are expected to put up with this harassment? 
Why are there no immediate solutions to keep drivers in check? Ola, Rapido, whatever—it’s time to wake up and realize that passenger safety isn’t negotiable.

 if it can happen to me, it can happen to you. I tried making a video but he tried grabbing my phone. Sharing ss before that happened.

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Analyst

Utterly dumb decision, will just increase cars on the road. How do they even come up with such stuff?

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Rapido will be laying off from all departments in next 1-2 months due to not able to achieve EBITDA +ve. 

Laying off Funda is totally unacceptable. 

- what is the 1st thing to do - professionally and personally?
- how to reach to the right people to get referrals for operation profile?
- how to highlight with every other organisations and awaited employee to join in Rapido?

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