Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the lead civic agency for a city whose roads are dotted with potholes and waste piles, is weaving a dream of taxis in the air. This despite the civic agency pointing towards empty coffers to excuse itself from providing its citizens with a smooth road network and good pedestrian infrastructure. Cash-starved, and technologically-challenged, the Palike's latest move makes for a great artists' impression of Bengaluru streets, but experts say the agency's plan to introduce pod taxis — a small automated vehicle built on single rail channels over pillars — is not feasible. While discussions about pod taxis/cars have been on from as early as...
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