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TaxiNow: The Future of Finding a Taxi on Your iPhone

Taxis are cushy to encounter in densely populated cities much as New York, Hong Kong, or Singapore. But in relatively smaller river cities much as Vancouver, uncovering a equipage downtown or anywhere else crapper be troublesome. Not exclusive that, a kindred problem exists for cabbies disagreeable to encounter passengers. What’s the solution? Use the iPhone to support cabbies and passengers encounter each other via GPS, in an incredibly simple and elegant manner. Welcome to TaxiNow, the creation of a Vancouver-based startup. When their Co-Founder, Jamie Sutherland contacted us for a review, I knew their intent was a beatific one the moment I feature their overview.

Here’s the iTunes description:

For Passengers -Now you crapper sound your individualist utility as he’s coming or after he’s arrived (eg. in housing you hit pain uncovering him in a crowd) -Passengers crapper letter a taxi from web site (www.taxinow.ca) -Mobile and iPad optimized version of our website -Passengers crapper today letter a taxi with an sms communication -Improved usability

For Drivers -Push notifications for taxi requests: you don’t hit to keep the app unstoppered to obtain traveller requests -Regional Driver settings earmark you to end where they obtain traveller requests -Time Preference settings earmark you to select when they obtain traveller requests - If you intend a sound call, or book message, you crapper opening TaxiNow, and then a few minutes later convey backwards to the app and continue where you left soured - Passengers crapper today sound the utility directly from exclusive the app -Faster load times -Far less bandwidth required – TaxiNow will be use-able by some driver, modify with a rattling diminutive accumulation organisation -Improved usability

TaxiNow works by having both passengers and taxi drivers use the app. Within the app itself you will wager your positioning on the transpose plus live taxi icons that represent cabbies on the move. It’s actually rattling modify to wager taxis sporadic crossways the city. To ‘hail’ a cab, meet letter a taxi from the TaxiNow iPhone app, via their website, or SMS.

When requesting a equipage from within the TaxiNow app, you crapper leave a note for the cabbie, and verify your positioning on the map. Once received, the cabbie will know where you are and come correct away to garner you up. You crapper actually wager them arrive in real time.

Also, within the app you crapper encounter a itemize of equipage companies and modify call your cabbie. I didn’t go as farther as making a garner up letter for the sake of not symptom a cabbie’s precious time, but the app itself is rattling simple and elegant. It’s meet too shucks cushy to use. Kudos to the TaxiNow aggroup for doing it right.

TaxiNow is one of those social services much as Trapster that requires a accord in order to succeed. That’s not a problem, because the intent of hailing a equipage on your iPhone is ingenious. Cabbies with iPhones crapper apply profession to encounter fares easily anytime, and some place. Keep an eye discover for TaxiNow to come to your city. This rattling is the future of uncovering a taxi.

Video demonstrate below:

Look! It’s Kevin Falcon with the TaxiNow app:

You crapper download TaxiNow for free here.

Have you utilised TaxiNow as either a cabbie or passenger? Let us know below!


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