DRIVE NOW July 2022
Australia's only Magazine for the Commercial Passenger Transport Industry. News and views for Drivers, Owners and Operators of Taxi, Hire Car, Limousine, Ride Share, Booked Hire Vehicles, Rank and Hail Cars
Australia's only Magazine for the Commercial Passenger Transport Industry. News and views for Drivers, Owners and Operators of Taxi, Hire Car, Limousine, Ride Share, Booked Hire Vehicles, Rank and Hail Cars
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There’s yet<br />
ANOTHER<br />
Ride-Share App!<br />
PASSENGERS<br />
PITCH the FARE and<br />
SELECT the <strong>DRIVE</strong>R<br />
There’s a new ride-sharing app<br />
in Melbourne, because we need<br />
more Uber-adjacent services. But<br />
this one is a little different, as it<br />
lets you [the passenger] pick your<br />
driver and suggest a fare.<br />
It’s called inDriver.<br />
inDriver announced its Aussie<br />
launch earlier this year with the<br />
tagline of being a “revolutionary<br />
ride-hailing service”.<br />
“Revolutionary” because it<br />
“promotes justice in the market”.<br />
inDriver said it enables passengers<br />
and drivers to set their own prices<br />
by negotiating directly.<br />
How this works is the passenger<br />
makes a request for a ride (by<br />
selecting pick-up and drop-off<br />
locations), and then they suggest a<br />
price they want to pay for the trip.<br />
They can also add additional info,<br />
such as a request for a child’s car<br />
seat or another stop.<br />
Drivers nearby can either accept<br />
the offered fare or make a<br />
counteroffer.<br />
The passenger is then presented<br />
with offers from multiple drivers<br />
and they choose the one they<br />
28 <strong>July</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
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