India gets its first GPS-enabled mobile auto fare app TukTuk Meter

Published on Jan 13, 2011

Kerala-based MindHelix Technologies has unveiled India's first mobile auto fare calculator app - TukTuk Meter, the fair fare calculator

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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The TukTuk Meter is a GPS-based multi-platform auto fare calculator app that runs on smartphones having Android 2.1 (Eclair), 2.2 (Froyo ); BlackBerry (OS v4.5,v4.6,v4.7, v5.0); Symbian s60v3 phones with GPS and other smartphones with GPS and Java connectivity.You can now easily calculate the fare on your smartphone with TukTuk mobile auto fare calculator app!    * Real-Time distance update with Global Positioning System    * Editable rates for for multi-city usage    * Does not require GPRS/ EDGE connection for functioning    * Intuitive path calculation algorithm to trace the journey routeChristian Emmanuel George, co-founder and CEO of MindHelix Technologies said that the application enables the commuter to calculate the distance travelled and the fare using GPS. It runs on smartphones with Android, Blackberry or Symbian operating systems without any need for manual entry of distance and fare.You can enable the app once you get inside an auto and the TukTuk Meter app in the phone will run alongside the auto meter. And the best part is that the app can function even in remote areas without any requirement of an internet connection or a service provider. 

 

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