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Is there any reason cities haven't rolled out an app similar to Uber/Lyft for the actual licensed taxi drivers? The whole idea of Uber was that you could get a
by turc1656 8y ago
Is there any reason cities haven't rolled out an app similar to Uber/Lyft for the actual licensed taxi drivers? The whole idea of Uber was that you could get a ride on demand and didn't have to fight for or wait for a cab as well as paying less. The paying less part isn't really all that true anymore, from what I have seen - they are about on par. Especially if tipping is now expected.
But I think the taxi drivers would benefit greatly from an app like that. I see no reason that there couldn't be something akin to what ParkMobile has done for public parking.
- lokedhs 8y agoI don't know about cities, they're usually not the ones running the taxis. But taxi companies most definitely have mobile applications. In Singapore, the largest taxi company has an application that's much better than Grab. It's faster, doesn't force you to rate the drivers, and doesn't bombard you with ads in the notification area. (yes, I know Grab doesn't force you to do it anymore, but it used to be that the only way to not rate the driver was to hard kill the application)