From the last few years, every day, there is a new exceptional start-up offering a range of innovative solutions to make our lives easy. A commute for the daily purpose has always been a problem for every human being who are living in the crowded cities. Hence, to clean up this mess, there’s a prime mover, initiated to solve it in a suitable way by offering taxi apps — on-the-move (anywhere, anytime) at the fingertips. A taxi booking apps have been introduced to the end users, so they can get a clear understanding and more engagement with the commute taxi activities right from looking to the booking of cabs in nearby areas.
Users more like to do m-Booking using mobile apps such as movie tickets, flight tickets, room reservations, taxi booking, etc., on account of excessive usage of mobile devices. In taxi industry, Uber, Ola, and the other key players changed the whole concept of taxi booking. The reasons behind the popularity of these apps are the convenience and alternative commute options other than traditional cab services.
Taxi-hailing apps are like a storm in the taxi industry, it is because these apps are open- market source, engagement tool and more appropriate for customers to get a ride on the doorstep. If you are a traditional cab service provider then it’s the best time to develop a custom made taxi app that can spread, automate and accumulate your taxi business in a different direction. The app idea is for all kinds of business houses — small, medium or large, whether if you are running a traditional taxi business or want to start with a modern approach, the development of an app can easily fit your business and can prove to be one of your turn keys.
Perks to Passengers-
A major advantage for the individual is that they will find the taxi at their doorstep without stepping out of their destination, and they don’t even need to struggle for calling taxis by roaming around in nearby areas or taxi stands. Merely, jump into the app, turn on the GPS, the customer can locate taxis in the nearby area and order them to pick up.
✓ Call as per the location
✓ Select the needed Car Type
✓ Call drivers for guiding the exact pickup location
✓ Track the current location of a taxi
✓ Payment options – Cash or e-Cash
✓ Auto fare estimation and calculation
✓ Alerts via SMS, notifications
Perks to Drivers-
Drivers don’t need to roam around the city to get the passengers and solicit to get into a taxi in destined place. The app adverse the case of taxi drivers, a passenger will call them, drivers get in touch with the customers, all they need to do is follow the instructions, go and pick up them. Moreover, when they drop off the passenger, they may get called for another one for that particular area.
✓ Allow passengers to call for a taxi
✓ Back-to-back bookings
✓ Confirm or Cancel a booking with ease
✓ Get immediate payments
✓ Immediate notification with passenger’s no. & location
Finally, if you have reached this point, means you made up your mind of developing a feature-rich taxi app for the convenience of your passengers, drivers and enhance the mobility of your business.
First, we would like you to know that you can develop an app in two different ways:
1. An app with a server – Developing a taxi app with a server is a complicated process, you need to create it for both passengers & drivers. In the case of app development, the server stores and fetches the data of both sides and delivers push notifications both ways. Passengers and drivers can locate the nearest available options through GPS service. Example – Uber and Ola taxi apps.
2. An app without a server – This kind of app is entirely dedicated to the passengers, in which the user will get the information about the nearby cabs and other details. All they need to do is to book the cab, mention the dropping address and integrated system will display the approximate fare to the estimated destination.
Second, the essential features one should deploy in its taxi app:
✓ Easy login steps for both passengers and drivers
✓ Quickly search the nearby cab options so that users can order the most suitable one
✓ Easy going steps from looking to booking cab
✓ Send notifications to both the parties about booking and location through in-built GPS service
✓ Automatic system for fare calculation as per total distance traveled, start and stop trips
✓ Show past records of a ride for one who has taken and from one who has given
✓ Auto pay systems or cash payment
✓ Deploy ratings and reviews. A passenger who takes the ride can give a rating, and one who is booking ride can see the review and ratings of drivers and choose accordingly
✓ Active fare calculation system that can eliminate the bargaining part from passengers and restrict drivers for overcharging from passengers
✓ Cancellation option for booked trip at both ends
✓ The app should be combined with a server so that data can store
As we are living in the 21st century, customers expect your taxi business to be matched with the modern approach of the taxi business. We provide you the complete range of solutions that can give an exponential rise to your traditional taxi business and even to any taxi start-up.
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Vipin Jain is the Co-Founder and CEO at Konstant Infosolutions and is in charge of marketing, project management, administration and R&D at the company. With his marketing background, Vipin Jain has developed and honed the company’s vision, corporate structure & initiatives and its goals, and brought the company into the current era of success.
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