E-hailing

E-hailing is a process of ordering a car, taxi, limousine, or any other form of transportation pick up via virtual devices: computer or mobile device.

Procedures

To book a trip or hail a ride electronically, the customer must provide his desired pick up location, either by entering an address or providing a GPS current location. For some providers, such as Lyft and GetTaxi, the customer doesn't have to provide a drop off location and doesn't have to pay in advance. Other providers, such as Carmel and minicabit, the customer enters his drop off address in order to get a price quote and ultimately pays for the trip before it occurs. Carmel and minicabit also offer future trips, meaning a customer can book a trip now for a later time or date.

Mobile applications

In the last couple of years, e-hailing applications have been created by both application startup companies and car service companies alike. Some well-known applications include E-HAIL, Arro, Easy Taxi, Uber, Lyft, Carmel, GetTaxi, GrabTaxi, TaxiMagic, minicabit, GO-JEK, hailo, Taxify and many more.

References

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