In the next few days, commuters hiring a taxi from
Mangaluru International Airport to Manipal need not shell out Rs. 2,000.
Instead they can pay Rs. 1,000 by using the taxi linked with VOW app.
Now
taxi operators usually collect two-way fare. By using the VOW app they
can pay one way fare. Innate Enterprise Pvt.Ltd, the Mangaluru-based
technology startup, would shortly launch this app-based service.
“Unlike
taxi aggregators, the taxi driver registered with the firm can make the
booking on his own. The driver, after dropping a customer, will be
getting a different customer for the return journey,” Pratyush Kumar,
the Chief Strategy Officer of the firm, told
The Hindu
on Wednesday.
The thought of designing the app, Mr.
Kumar said, came after a few of them were fleeced by taxi drivers. Apart
from studying various models, the team interviewed as many as 6,000
drivers. “While being customer-centric, the app provides a revenue model
for drivers,” said Ravi Bora, the Co-founder of the firm.
Mr.
Bora said presently the firm had signed agreements with as many as 30
drivers. They will be offering rides to Kukke Subramanya, Madikeri,
Manipal and Udupi. “We plan to go live in the next few days and
extending our operations to cities with air connectivity, pilgrimage
places and tourist spots,” he said. The minimum fare for a mini cab for
the first four km is Rs. 80. After that, the charge per km will be Rs.
12.
Source : the Hindu, 26-Nov-2015
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