Car travels in HITEC City, doorstep pickup.

HITEC City is the office core — Madhapur, the Cyber Towers stretch, and the blocks around them. Trips from here are mostly two kinds: someone leaving straight from work on a Friday, and company travel that has to arrive on time and produce a bill afterwards. Both are easier if the car is already waiting at the gate rather than being hunted for at six in the evening, which is the hour this area is least willing to give you one.

Pickup tip — Say the tower or the block. Evening traffic here means the driver may not be able to stop at the main gate — he will name the nearest workable spot rather than idling in it.