Things have changed with the logistics, taxi and home delivery services that have sprung up on the back of Google Maps.
What will a world without GPS look like? 바카라Sab thapp ho jayega (Everything will stop),바카라 replies Phool Singh Chauhan with a hearty laugh. 바카라Young people completely rely on GPS locations and are clueless about the streets.바카라 Chauhan, 39, has been driving taxis for the past 15 years, well before the smartphone revolution. He bought a car바카라Swift Dzire바카라a few months ago and has just begun working with app-based taxi services. Until May, he was employed with a traditional taxi-fleet owner.
He remembers the days when navigation could be quite cumbersome. 바카라When I was new to the profession, I ferried an old couple to Patna following a family death. Mobiles were a luxury at that time. We entered Patna at midnight and the couple was clueless about the directions. STDs and PCOs (phone booths) were closed. We kept wandering on the streets for nearly two hours as there was no one to guide us to the destination.바카라
However, things have changed with the logistics, taxi and home delivery services that have sprung up on the back of Google Maps. 바카라Both Ola and Uber use the app and if their network is down, we switch to Maps to reach the destination. WhatsApp location also uses the service,바카라 he says. 바카라I wish these apps had come earlier. I missed seeing my daughter grow up and the pranks that my son played. I wasn바카라t with them when they were sick and my wife alone took care of them.바카라
(As told to Jyotika Sood)