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I'm still waiting for one of these companies to show up in Dunedin. Dunedin Taxis charges me nearly $20 for a 6 minute trip home - and their app never works. So
by veb 9y ago
I'm still waiting for one of these companies to show up in Dunedin. Dunedin Taxis charges me nearly $20 for a 6 minute trip home - and their app never works. Sometimes I'm waiting 25 minutes.
Also, impossible for me to ring them as I'm deaf so... I have to text my wife to ring one! :( I seriously do not understand why no NZ taxi companies have banded together, raised some investment and created a good app then strengthened the market in the places that Uber etc don't exist in yet.
It's almost like they don't want to be taxis anymore.
- djsumdog 9y agoBecause building a basic app is actually pretty complex and there are only 4 million people who live there. It's why all the IT powerhouses (Frondi, Datacom, Catalyst, Sol-sucking-net, etc.) are all based in Wellington and contract out to everyone else. I'm kinda surprised Uber isn't in Dunedin yet though. I know they're in Welly/Auckland .. and I suspect Chch as well.
- disordinary 9y agoThere's plenty of taxi apps as well as other ride sharing apps like Zoomy. Often Uber drivers in NZ work for a smaller taxi company and have multiple ride sharing apps on their phone. Building apps is actually simple. I work with one of those large powerhouses and they're actually really bad at it. Smaller teams can usually do a better job. Has nothing to do with population size. Also, I think Uber is in CHCH and the Tron. No doubt Dunedin is in their expansion plans.