DRIVE A2B March 2018

APPS
Glorious
APPS!
Ever wondered if Uber has any competitors? I bet you thought there were only a
couple of ride sharing and taxi apps out there! No, not even close. Take a moment
to read through this list and get a taste for what is happening out in app-land around
the world (and this is just the tip of the iceberg).
App Name
No matter where you are, you can request a taxi and watch it arrive real-time.
Pay by credit card or cash.
Type Based
in
Operating where
T Istanbul Istanbul and Ankara
A modern carpooling app helps drivers make use of spare seats in their cars on
routes they would normally take. The driver determines the price.
H
Paris,
France
UK, Belgium, Germany, Portugal,
Netherlands, Turkey, Russia,
Brazil, India and Mexico.
Charging a fair price, improving door-to-door journey, making transport
accessible to all.
H
Madrid,
Spain
Latin America, Spain, and
Portugal.
Their GPS ninjas automatically pick up your location and then you select your
car type and choose ‘Ride now’ or ‘Ride later’. They accept cards, cash or
Careem credit.
H
Dubai,
United Arab
Emirates
53 cities in the Middle East,
North Africa and South Asia
Merged with the Way2ride app, allowing Curb to connect passengers to even
more cabs and drivers across the US. Now connects to more than 100,000
drivers in nearly every major metro area in the US.
T
New York
City, New
York
65 US cities including NYC,
Boston, Philadelphia, Miami and
Las Vegas
You can order taxis and private cars or hitch a ride with drivers on a similar
route to you. It also has Safe Driving System (SDS) on its drivers’ app to detect
dangerous driving behaviors. DiDi has massive investment and technology
partnerships with six world-leading rideshare companies Lyft, Grab, Ola, Uber,
99, Taxify & Careem. January 2018 they purchased 99 (Brazil)
TH
Beijing,
China
China and Brazil. Has over 1.5
million registered taxi drivers
and 300 million users in China.
Connects riders with drivers on-demand. Easy Taxi provides an estimated
fares prior to booking, which are charged at taxi rates.
T
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador,
Mexico, Pana, Peru, Venezuela,
Uruguay, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
Flywheel TaxiOS replaces the Taximeter, DIM, Radio, Dispatch, Cashiering
and more with a single mobile device. Flywheel works with hundreds of
professional taxi drivers. With a tap you will hail the closest driver, regardless of
taxi company.
T
New York
City, New
York, USA
New York
Getme Ride operates like a taxi service, but drivers are independent drivers,
who are licensed by the local government and are subject to a background
check. No surge pricing.
H
Nassau,
Bahamas
Bahamas and soon Jamaica
An international service for calling a taxi, built on a simple idea: if it’s better to
treat drivers, they will be better suited to passengers.
T
Tel Aviv,
Israel
Israel (10 cities), Russia (86
cities), United Kingdom (9
cities), New York
Allows you to book taxis and private drivers and doesn’t charge surge pricing
during peak demand periods. Also allows you to book in advance. Fare
estimates are provided before you ride.
TH
Sydney,
Australia
Australia - NSW, Victoria and
Queensland
GoOpti is a fast growing demand responsive transportation marketplace
startup, providing innovative matching of passengers for shared and private
transfers between airports and remote towns/cities.
H
Ljubljana,
Slovenia
Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia,
Hungary and Croatia.