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But crucially, unlike the panic button, all these features require the riders to have access to their smartphones.Īn Uber spokesperson said that to improve the security of riders, the company’s ride-sharing app runs a “mandatory background check on all drivers by an authorised third-party vendor before they make their first trip on Uber”. Uber has other safety features of its own, including an in-app SOS, to raise alerts with the police, the sharing of ride status with trusted contacts, and a 24×7 safety team. We have some bugs in the system and CDAC is working continuously to improve the location-based services for these networks,” said Nalwa, the police spokesperson. “Intermittent location is shown and not a continuous location. “For instance, Vodafone-Idea and Reliance-Jio networks are integrated but still don’t show continuous location of the caller, which is crucial in making timely interceptions,” an officer said. Police officers say they respond within 15-20 minutes of each call received from DIMTS but suggest that it is “better for the riders to call the 112 number directly since we can track the location of the caller”.īut there are “some bugs” in the 112 system as well.
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Officials say an average of 50 panic button alerts are received from commercial taxis in Delhi every day but “most of them are due to fights between the driver and customer on payment issues”. API is a software that allows two applications to interact with each other.
The integration is at an advanced stage and likely to be completed within a month,” Kundra said. “However, for the achievement of panic alerts integration with PCR 112 system, the API (Application Programming Interface) document and credentials are being obtained by the Transport Department from the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations & Communication). Delhi Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra said 11,832 commercial taxis registered after 2019 have been fitted with VLTD and panic buttons in the capital - and alerts are accessible through a web-based application. Also Read | Rape in Delhi rang alarm bells in HQ: Uber scrambled to guard reputation, blamed local officialsĪccording to Delhi Statistical Handbook 2021, the capital has an estimated registered fleet of 1,12,401 private commercial taxi vehicles.