- Becomes the first Bike Taxi player in Maharashtra
- Will be one of the most affordable public commute options in the city
- Plans to onboard 2 Lakh Captains onto the bike taxi platform within the next two years
India, October 30, 2020:Rapido, India’s largest bike taxi platform, today announced the start of it’s services in the financial capital of the country, Mumbai. Rapido will allow Mumbaikars to book bike taxis for their everyday commute from the comfort and safety of their home. Rapido aims to make first and last mile connectivity for customers and Captains (driver partner) in the city, convenient as well as easily accessible.
Rapido fares in the city will be as low as INR 6/km making it the most affordable everyday commute option for the city of Mumbai. As an introductory offer to the city of Mumbai, the bike taxi player is offering up to50% off on the first ride.
On the launch of Rapido bike taxi services in Mumbai, Mr. Aravind Sanka, Co-Founder, Rapido, said, “The pandemic gave us an opportunity. It left almost 8 million daily commuters of the Mumbai travel looking for alternate mode of travel. As the city builds back from COVID 19, there is a demanding need for an accessible, affordable, and safe everyday commute option. We believe, Rapido with it’s innovative and successful model will be able to address that need.”
Rapido also offers local youth in a city it operates in, an earning opportunity, across it’s 100+ city presence. In Mumbai, Rapido has on-boarded 2000 Captains to kickstart the operations.
“We plan to provide earning opportunities to the youth of Mumbai. In the next 2 years, we aim to onboard 2 Lakh Captains onto Rapido’s bike taxi platform.”, adds Aravind.
Rapido recently announced several initiatives towards maintaining safety and following guidelines to protect the customer and the Captain, including the innovative Safety back shields for bike taxi rides.The captains are expected to sanitize and clean the seats and all customer accessible areas, post every ride, along with mandatory usage of masks during the entire ride by the Captains and the passengers. The company also introduced new policy support where the company provides free cancellation if Captains or customers are without a mask.
Customers have to download the app, log in to their account and book a Rapido Ride, through their iOS/Android phones.
About Rapido:
Rapido is a bike taxi service spread widely across all of India from Tier I to Tier III cities. The app allows you to book bike taxis with the minimum wait time, maximum safety and is super easy on your pockets.
How it works?
Download the app on iOS/android, login from your account, and start booking. Once booked, the amount and captain details appear on the homepage and our captains are at the pick-up location in no time. To ensure your safety, our captains carry an additional helmet which is given once the captain arrives and at no additional cost. Your safety is of the utmost importance to us. With Rapido around, let’s keep the traffic excuses at home and explore our cities.