Dhaka's communication and commuting landscape is undergoing a radical change, largely imperceptibly though. With app-based ride services like Uber, Pathao and others being increasingly availed by the city residents, the phase of auto-rickshaws appears to be on the verge of petering out. The middle-class passengers travelling in-city long distances had virtually reached their tether's end: the exhausting squabbles with the auto-rickshaw or CNG drivers over fare day in and day out lately proved too taxing for the passengers. Just in this predicament of theirs, the riding and ride sharing services emerged as a great relief to them. The services were wholeheartedly welcomed by the troubled passengers - obviously to the chagrin of the CNG operators.
These app-based online services available on new-generation smart phones are highly user-friendly, comfortable and secure. On top of all, it is free of the bothersome argument over fare with the drivers. In this state-of-the-art service, the passengers' mobile phones guide everything from calling a car or motorbike, fare-fixing to dropping the ride sharer at the exact point of destination. Outwardly a taxicab service, it is, in fact, a semi-automated one with the driver operating the system.
Source: https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/editorial/rising-popularity-of-app-based-rides-1514042463