Why Radio Taxi of Prince Edward Island (PEI) should have its own Mobile Application for Taxi Booking

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Why Radio Taxi of Prince Edward Island (PEI) should have its own Mobile Application for Taxi Booking?



Radio Taxi has been in practice from last 70 years. In its earliest stages, cab/ taxi booking became very famous in the most popular cities like London & New York. It was like a high-end facility in time when there were rare resources or platforms available for people to commute.

The Way Radio Taxi operates in Charlottetown: In the primitive phase of taxi booking, when a customer called for a taxi, a trip was dispatched by either radio or computer, via an in-vehicle mobile data terminal, to the most suitable cab. The most suitable cab may either be the one closest to the pick-up address (often determined by GPS coordinates nowadays) or the one that was the first to book into the “zone� surrounding the pickup address. All taxi drivers have a radio system in the cab where they can communicate with each other as well as with dispatcher.


5 Reasons Why Radio Taxi in Charlottetown, PEI should have a Mobile Application 1. For Better Route Optimization Every Taxi booking request coming through a phone call is passed to the radio operator who then coordinates with drivers on the same route. This is just to identify who is the nearby driver who can take taxi request. So much of a hassle for the purpose of identification only, right?. Going mobile, leveraging custom mobile application on native Android and iOS platform can instantly provide seamless solutions, especially when most of the travelers are now aware of on-demand taxi booking and ride-sharing apps like UBER & LYFT.


5 Reasons Why Radio Taxi in Charlottetown, PEI should have a Mobile Application 2. Less Expense on Radio Operator & Infrastructure Radio Operator should learn to programme & invest in implementing cutting-edge technologies which will be more helpful rather than staying as a taxi dispatcher for a lifetime. This job position is not required at all. Also, the unnecessary infrastructure of Radio communication gadgets can be avoided and reduce the operational costs along with better infrastructure and operational monitoring.


5 Reasons Why Radio Taxi in Charlottetown, PEI should have a Mobile Application 3. Passenger Convenience Passengers or travelers are coming to Charlottetown, PEI from all over the world as it is a tourist place. Radio taxis are not a normal thing for all, people nowadays will find it unusual. This is the effect of the dominance of on-demand taxi booking and ride-sharing application development. Having to Ride Hailing Applications is now ‘The New Normal’ thing to have in the 21st century. Having internet connectivity at public places, hotels, etc. makes it easier for someone who does not have a local sim card. There are many more passengers used cases to prefer mobile applications instead of radio taxis.


5 Reasons Why Radio Taxi in Charlottetown, PEI should have a Mobile Application 4. Extra Revenue through Advertising Platforms Passenger Applications help Fleet companies to earn extra revenues from ‘Advertising’ platforms. "Paid Ads", A Geo-location based marketing and advertising platform, which helps Taxi Booking Drivers to earn extra revenue based on advertisements their passenger views.


5 Reasons Why Radio Taxi in Charlottetown, PEI should have a Mobile Application 5. Resource Optimization with Ride Sharing & Taxi Pooling Ride-sharing and Taxi Pooling are not convenient. There were very few who were able to do ride sharing. As a consequence, having a Taxi booking app with Taxi Pooling feature can definitely help authorities to optimize resources, fuel consumption of the island & also can reduce pollution.


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