Auto Rickshaw Drivers' Union

Established in 1974, Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union (ARDU) supports the Driver community and educates them on their rights and responsibilities. ARDU strives to raise awareness and promote best practices amongst Drivers to provide reliable service to commuters. ARDU is continuously working to inform drivers about their legal rights and also makes them aware of the applicable regulatory laws. This has equipped Drivers with the necessary knowledge to lead a dignified life as a responsible member of the society. Today, autos are providing valuable service to Bengaluru citizens and helps them reach every nook and corner of the city, day and night. Autos are the extensively used mode after BMTC buses. ARDU is committed to continue to improve the services with a clear and committed customer focus. ARDU engages with both the State and Central Government to highlight the hardship issues of auto driver community. ARDU in its endeavour to digitally empower auto drivers recently collaborated with Juspay Technologies and successfully launched NammaYatri, the world's first open source mobilty App built on a open mobility platform using Beckn protocol. In the near future, ARDU will offer auto customers lastmile fares and multimodal fares on NammaYatri in collaboration with BMTC and BMRCL on the open mobility network.