. >> 22-year-old customer punam kumari let us tag along.second time using the service, which requires at least one passenger to be female. so you say you feel more comfortable. >> comfortable, as well as secure. >> reporter: the taxi is equipped with pepper spray g.p.s. tracking and a panic alarm to protect both passenger and driver. chandni says this is also about showing men that women can do this male-dominated job, too maybe even better. >> women are very polite, and she know-- she follows all the traffic rules, and very safe-- safe-- doing safer driving. >> reporter: you think women are just better drivers? >> yes. >> reporter: it's as much about empowering women as protecting them.lr seth doane, cbs news, new delhi. >> axelrod: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs "48 hours." for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york. and for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us. and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org and tonight: they think >>> police say it's o