An
auto rickshaw (in India), also known as a
three-wheeler,
samosa,
tempo,
tuk-tuk,
trishaw,
autorick,
bajaj (in Indonesia),
bajaji (in Madagascar and Tanzania),
keke Napep or
Maruwa (in Nigeria),
rick,
tricycle,
mototaxi,
baby taxi,
lapa or
tukxi (Piaggio Ape Calessino) in popular parlance, is a motorized development of the traditional
pulled rickshaw or
cycle rickshaw.