Taxibedrijf Uber has from today a new competitor in Amsterdam. Via taxi app Taxify, passengers with a few clicks on their smartphone to order a taxi.
The company claims that the practice in other countries has shown that there is a cab within five minutes. According Matthijn Draijer of Taxify began in Estonia and operates in eight countries, the taxi service expands this year to The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Haarlem.
Aemstel Taxi Amsterdam joined first. Director Frans Schutte: ,, Taxify is a huge success abroad. I am convinced that this will increase user app quality, safety and efficiency in the taxi industry. ”
Rating drivers
According Matthijs Draijer of his Taxify holding more than one app, and the relationship with drivers increasingly monitored in order to guarantee the service, as with Uber. ,, An app is not enough. With the rise of taxi apps remain competitive existing taxi companies with innovative developments in the industry. ”
As with Uber passengers can provide an assessment of the driver. They can choose as a driver based on the experiences of other customers. ,, This increases safety for passengers, which is an important item has been in the taxi industry, ” said Draijer.
The Dutch taxi market get flooded with new systems. One of them, the app UberPOP, led to protests by professional taxi drivers because everyone thus a driver can earn. While official taxi companies have to comply with many rules. The Amsterdam taxi company TCA joined already in the app Ecab which together major European power plants
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