there is already an app on the andriod platform for easy taxi booking... been around for few years...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jerry.cabSg&hl=en
LTA also has a common hotline tat will allocate taxis to paxs irregardless of taxi company... think the number is 66002800...
the app by BiDuSoft is a good idea...
but he sees it from commuters' perspective onli..
to develop an app tat will appeal to both Drivers and Paxs... must have an overview understanding of the industry... muz know the economics of scale... the demand and supply...and so on...
regarding the app's "taxi meter"... it is a veri sensitive issue... dun need elaborate too much...
can the "taxi meter" set a "Product" fare? or a "Disposal" fare? or a "One Way Transfer" fare?
if the developer does not know wat these fares are... den he probably need to spend more time understanding the industry...
before claiming tat the app's taxi meter is "guaranteed to be accurate within 1 dollar compared to the actual one on the taxi."
Ok, I understand. I will see what I can do to incorporate all your feedbacks. Regarding my claim about "guarantee to be accurate within 1 dollar", I would like to retract that statement and apologize if I have offended anybody with it.
I am thinking about moving away from the pure taximeter aspect of the app and make it a side function. There will be launcher screen with shortcuts where you can directly get to SMS booking and taxi phone book without going through the taximeter. I hope that you all will be happy with this modification.
In the mean time, I will try contacting LTA and see what I can do to further improve the app to meet the needs of taxi drivers. I hope this will be enough for now :).
Thank you for all your kind feedbacks.