Bengaluru: Autorickshaw Driver Tracks Down Woman To Return Her AirPods?

Bengaluru is known to have tech bros and startup enthusiasts in every corner of the city. So, it's no surprise that the people of the city are mostly tech-savvy.

Woman leaves AirPods in auto, driver tracks her and returns them

There have been several incidents that prove how people used technology to connect with others and return something that they lost. One such incident is now going viral.

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A woman shared her ¡°Peak Bengaluru moment¡± on Twitter as her autorickshaw driver returned her Apple AirPods within half an hour after locating her.

Taking to Twitter, a woman named Shidika Ubr shared how she lost her AirPods while travelling in an auto while going to work. However, the driver not only managed to track her but also return the expensive gadget.

Shidika said that the driver managed to find her by connecting the AirPods to find the owner¡¯s name and using his PhonePe transactions to reach her. He then arrived at her workplace, where he initially dropped her off and gave it back to security.

Lost my AirPods while traveling in an auto. Half an hour later this auto driver who dropped me at WeWork showed up at the entrance & gave it back to security. Apparently, he connected the AirPods to find the owner's name & used his PhonePe transactions to reach me. @peakbengaluru

¡ª Shidika Ubr (@shidika_ubr) November 15, 2022

¡°Lost my AirPods while traveling in an auto. Half an hour later, this auto driver who dropped me at WeWork showed up at the entrance & gave it back to security. Apparently, he connected the AirPods to find the owner's name & used his PhonePe transactions to reach me,¡± read the caption.

Internet calls autorickshaw driver 'tech-savvy'

The post has amassed close to 9,000 likes and more than 500 retweets. People were stunned by how tech-savvy the autorickshaw driver was and took to the comment section to have their say.

"Auto drivers are more tech enthusiasts then engineers or what ?? ( Especially in Bangalore)," a person said.

Auto drivers are more tech enthusiasts then engineers or what ?? ( Especially in Bangalore) ?

¡ª Dibyadyoti Sarkar (@dibyadyoti_) November 15, 2022

"Auto drivers in Bangalore are real OGs. This is not the first story of this kind that I¡¯ve heard. No wonder why Bangalore is the perfect destination for entrepreneurs," a second person said.

Auto drivers in Bangalore are real OGs. This is not the first story of this kind that I¡¯ve heard. No wonder why Bangalore is the perfect destination for entrepreneurs

¡ª Yogesh Shukla (@yogesh_shukla14) November 15, 2022

"First of all he had to be a good person to do something like this out of the way and second of all he had to be smart to figure out which customer lost it - Bhai hats off!" a third person said.

First of all he had to be a good person to do something like this out of the way and second of all he had to be smart to figure out which customer lost it - Bhai hats off! ??

¡ª yasr (@yasraliii) November 15, 2022

"Why he is an auto driver at first place with such tech knowledge m skills, maybe he is moonlighting," a person said.

Why he is an auto driver at first place with such tech knowledge m skills, maybe he is moonlighting #moonlighting

¡ª Jay (@jhharkhani) November 15, 2022

"The problem is you think the poor lack ability, when in reality they have incredible potential. The main issue is lack of funds, poverty and shitty access to quality education," another added.

The problem is you think the poor lack ability, when in reality they have incredible potential. The main issue is lack of funds, poverty and shitty access to quality education.

¡ª TIP (@TIPTIPTIPPIE) November 15, 2022

"That's awesome dude! I'm still trying to get back pods from the cab driver who's cab I left it in for a month now," another quipped.

That's awesome dude! I'm still trying to get back pods from the cab driver who's cab I left it in for a month now.

¡ª Sk8r Boi Popes (@ashishpod) November 15, 2022

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