The Ministry of Transport in Saudi Arabia has issued a
new law that forces taxi firms to install communication and tracking
systems in their vehicles in order to reduce and eventually stop the roaming of
cabs in the streets.
Easy Taxi, the global taxi e-hailing service, has found that
it increases efficiency of taxi drivers by 20% by reducing taxi roaming time in
the streets when customers order taxis using the application.
The app allows customers to order a taxi to their location
and track its progress, taking out the standing-around-and-waiting process
usual to looking for a taxi. This in turn helps drivers find fares more
efficiently, cutting out their need to hunt down a potential customer. Lesser
unnecessary taxis on the road then leads to fewer traffic problems.
The law gives drivers 45 days to install the systems, after
which taxi cabs will only be available by on-call.
Easy Taxi was founded in Brazil in 2011. It is now one of
the world’s leading mobile taxi apps. Easy Taxi currently operates in 33
countries and 165 cities worldwide. Easy Taxi Middle East is currently
operating in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan.
