The woman booked an auto through the Namma Yatri app, which was developed by the Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union.
Bengaluru city is known for its startup culture and even common people being well versed with tech. Many people share their ‘Peak Bengaluru’ moments on social media which are their experiences of meeting tech-savvy folk in the city that have left them astounded.
A woman took to X, formerly Twitter, to share how her autorickshaw driver used his smartwatch for accepting payments. The woman booked an auto through the Namma Yatri app, developed by the Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union.
When she asked the driver for the QR code, he just flipped his hand and showed him his smartwatch. He had saved the QR code as his smartwatch screensaver.
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“Today I met namma Tony Stark in @nammayatri. Asked my auto driver for the QR code. Man flipped his hand and showed me his smartwatch. Turns out he’s saved the QR code as his smartwatch screensaver. So much swag,” she posted.
“I absolutely love hearing and telling these little observations that I have only experienced in bangalore,” a user commented. “That’s why it’s called the Silicon Valley of India. There must be something unique,” said another. “That is the kind of peak Bengaluru I like to see,” another person wrote.
In March, a man shared his “peak Bengaluru” moment on Twitter as he met an Uber autorickshaw driver who wants to become a YouTube influencer and makes videos on personal finance. The man, named Sushant Koshy, tweeted a photo of a banner that driver Janardhan had put up inside his autorickshaw advertising his YouTube channel, Gold Janardhan Investor.
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First published on: 16-08-2023 at 13:11 IST
