Startup myTaxi App
get the my taxi app and try it, the taxi industry in Germany is on fire, smartphone app myTaxi is creating the first serious competition for traditional cab fight. Some dispatchers are resorting to dubious methods to preserve the status quo.
The next time you get into a taxi in Germany and fancy some loaded emotional entertainment, just ask the driver about myTaxi. The answers will vary immensely according to who you ask: myTaxi is either the best thing since rubber tires or a just shit but nobody remains indifferent. Just heard, driving a taxi is war, it’s time for drivers to show where they stand.
myTaxi is a software that makes taxi dispatch centers redundant for smartphone users because customers can order a taxi without passing through an operator or dispatch center. The app uses GPS to send the customer’s location to the nearest available drivers in the area within seconds. As soon as a driver accepts the job, the customer can monitor the taxi as it approaches on his mobile screen. For every mediated ride, myTaxi charges the allocated driver a set fee of €0.79 ($1.04).
The app has caused something of a war over how passengers and taxi drivers are brought together in Germany. The German Association of Taxis and Hire Cars (BZP) estimates there are around 260 million taxi passengers per year in the country, with total turnover of around €2.6 billion ($3.4 billion) in taxi fares. With such a lucrative trade, it’s no surprise that taxi companies, who charge their drivers as much as several hundred euros per month to work for them, are striking back with everything they have: Threats, insults, bans and, if all else fails, copying the myTaxi concept.
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