Apps developers climbing aboard Taxi's now

Apps are making it aboard NYC taxis, period. After hanging back long enough, the NYC Taxi and Limousine

Commission finally fell in line with apps for cab commuting. New Yorkers will soon hail cabs using taxi apps

Gettaxi, Hailo and possibly a whole string to follow.

With the Commission finally going soft, Uber, the private car app revoked by the Commission barely a month

into its existence is also back for a pilot run, with strings attached: the pilot range at max is only a mile and a

half. (Down to half a mile at some city points) Apps development shall now factor in a big way in how you go

about your daily cab hailing.

That TLC has opened doors on apps should excite apps developers, who can now think to pull the strings on

innovative apps development to best existing e-hailing standards. A good case in point: Gettaxi, off the ground

already in London, Israel, and Moscow. The app is a cue for apps developers in corporate and direct user apps

development.

The Gettaxi mobile app hails you a cab without any phone calls, or for that matter, without any handy cash. Pay

directly from the app, and have your receipts delivered into your mailbox. You can even track your cab in real

time and enjoy free perks every time you book. Companies can use GatTaxi for making corporate bookings and

tracking employee usage.

All in all, as a consumer app, Gettaxi cuts a level playing field across different consumer verticals: the average

cab hailer, corporate houses, and drivers.

Given that taxi app Hailo reportedly stacked up nearly $50 million dollars (with strong underlying investor

support) NYC now is at the tipping point of a fierce apps showdown. Hailo is already available on iPhone and

Android, providing services in Chicago and Boston, and with TLC showdown clearing the way, Hailo shall soon

be serving New Yorkers.

Like Gettaxi, Hailo comes with one-tap, cashless payment. Pay your ride card every time with your card without

having to punch in card details each time. Just store your details on the app once, and enjoy auto-payments

thereafter. Get your transaction details emailed directly to your account.

Hailo goes a step further into ascertaining cab safety. Each of its drivers is individually verified. Hailo taxi app

also includes a social network for drivers in addition to booking capabilities.

Uber, back in NYC after being forced into a hassled exit, comes back on iPhone and Android. The app allows you

to mark out your pickup point directly on a map, and the cab nearest to that location gets directed to you. The

app also serves out approximate ETA of your cab.

As with its contemporaries, cashless payment is on with Uber. The service has a minimum base fare, which goes

up incrementally on distance/time parameters.

Though e-hailing apps did run into a spot beyond the imagination of any urban dweller, the TLC move for

clearing the way for e-hailing apps opens the doors for a high stakes showdown. Don’t be surprised to find apps

developers jumping into the fray in numbers.

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