If you are uncomfortable hitching cab rides all the time, the FrndiNeed (pronounced Friend-in-Need) app might just be the thing for you. Developed by Delhi-based tech start-up, Smartube Entertainment, the app allows you to locate friends nearest to your location for a carpool/cabpool and also allows you to chat with them or poke them to meet or plan a ride together.

(Left) The home page of the app; (right) The FrndiNeed app has an in-built locator that allows you to locate friends nearest to you