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Basics to startup and run a ride-hailing business in crowded market

by Jennifer Atkinson Growth Hacker
The development of a Uber-like app can be decided only on what kind of business & revenue model you are going to deploy. The features that need to be integrated also will be based on the kind of setup you are going to employ in the app. In a typical ride-hailing app, you need to have separate apps for driver, customer, and dashboard for admin. In case you are going to expand and you would not be able to monitor the dispatch process, you can have a separate panel for dispatch. Now having configured the apps & dashboard to create, now we can move forward to the part of the business model. Have a look at this, it will give a clear idea,

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For the features that need to be integrated, you need to make sure that you give an intuitive experience to the users. Users should not search even for the basic features. Optimal user experience can be given, only when you understand the user requirements in a ride-hailing app. Here’s a list of the basic and advanced features for user app that need to integrate into a taxi app like Uber,

Basic Functionalities

  • Registration & customization of User profile
  • Easy Booking of the vehicle intended at the exact location
  • Fare Calculator to estimate the whole trip
  • Push Notifications to keep the users in the loop
  • Driver Tracking
  • Multiple Payment methods
  • Internal Messaging with users and drivers
  • Option to Rate & Review
  • Complete History Tab
  • Customer Support

Advanced Functionalities

  • Canceling the rides
  • Split Payment with the friends/family
  • Easy to interact Map
  • Scheduling the rides to travel later
  • Option to make a booking for others
  • Offers and discounts/coupon codes
  • Panic Button for security purposes

Developing such an app with the right functionalities take time and effort. However, there is a white label Uber clone app from a company like Appdupe that can help you create taxi app on your demands providing the option to create your own brand of taxi app with customized language, currency, and location.

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About Jennifer Atkinson Freshman   Growth Hacker

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Created on Apr 17th 2019 04:44. Viewed 671 times.

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