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CabSurf Timo

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April 15, 2013

CabSurf Timo

Presentation of CabSurf Group service
Deploy your own 'Taxi App service' on demand
Timisoara mobile developers group

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CabSurf

April 15, 2013

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  1. Europe Industry overview  Europe invented this industry  ~

    500,000 licensed drivers  3 millions passengers a day
  2. Local regulations matters  Drivers obtain local authorizations  Authorities

    limit the number of licenses  TaxiCab have the right to lift passengers in the street...
  3. What is a Cab company ?  Intermediary in between

    passengers and drivers.  Cab companies customers are drivers...  Not always present (small cities...)
  4. Cab company operation Manual dispatch : A radio circuit is

    used to distribute demands (phone calls...) E-dispatch : A software is used to optimize job distribution. Good products exist but high investment required...
  5. A war has started...  VC want to take control

    of the smartphone cab booking channel...  This channel is new. Time and money are required to develop it...  Cab companies are taking notice...
  6. Favorable to Taxi App...  Privately owned Cab companies. Drivers

    are just customers...  No E-dispatch. Smartphone channel integration easier...  Booming Smartphone use.
  7. Against Taxi App...  Cooperative Cab companies. Drivers are the

    owner of such companies  More than one app. Which one to use ?  Advertising costs to keep increasing the channel.
  8. Passenger application  Passenger and driver are codependent  Few

    drivers on day one  Passenger falls back to static database
  9. Driver application  Real-time monitoring & efficient job distribution 

    Permanent server connection  Status updates before and during ride