This is the second installment of my India travelogue; my first post described the Christmassy vibe of our December 2025 trip. During our trip we spent a fair amount of time in traffic.
Thinking about New Delhi traffic always brings the famous Hindustan Ambassador car to mind. When I first started coming to Indian 2000, I saw a lot of Ambassadors on the roads; now the variety of vehicles is endless. (While the Ambassador was discontinued in 2014, it is coming back in 2026 as a 21st century luxury vehicle – rumored to include a fully electric model.)
While there is an endless variety of vehicles on the road, the Auto Rickshaw (aka 3-Wheeler or Tuk Tuk) remains the most affordable form of transportation for many.
This Auto Rickshaw Uber is a great example of how India assimilates Western products and services through a local lens.
We saw this Auto Rickshaw during our first morning in New Delhi on December 2, 2025 – spick and span, with full Uber livery and licenses well displayed.
Having experienced long Uber waits in the US – not to mention surge pricing – I would be quite happy to have an Uber driver show up in 3 minutes in a 3-Wheeler. It may be an over-optimistic promise given Delhi traffic, but you know that an Indian driver will do his utmost to satisfy the customer!
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