Book A Taxi Via Wearable Technology: Market Insights

Posted on the 11 October 2018 by Aben @appscrip

Book a taxi via Apple Watch!

Process of booking a taxi was never as simple before!

You must have heard these lines before, by top taxi apps like Uber and Ola

On-demand taxi booking saw a new high when Apple introduced their watch toolkit in 2014, allowing users to use various apps via the watch.  

Introduction of on-demand taxi booking using wearable technology

Uber and Ola were the early adopters of the concept integrating apps in wearable technology, by allowing to book on-demand ride via Apple Watch.

Let us look through how taxi booking via wearable technology works on Uber

Step 1. Click the Uber app from your watch’s home screen. You have to be logged in into the app on your phone.

Step 2. It automatically selects your current location.

Step 3. It will auto select your last selected cab option.

Step 4. Hit schedule ride.

Step 5. It will send you ride details like driver’s name, vehicle no. and ETA

You can also watch how the process works:

Booking an Uber via Apple watch doesn’t allow you to select the vehicle type of your preference, payment method of your choice and driver contact details.


Planning to enter the ride-hailing market?

Booking an Uber via wearable technology has simplified the process, but at the cost of features that you can easily access on mobiles.

Software providers are adding new features every now and then, like selecting a vehicle type, choosing a payment method, calling your driver  etc. from your Apple Watch. Some of which are not offered by apps such as Uber and mytaxi.

New trends to watch out for!

If you are planning to enter the on-demand ride hailing business that also supports booking rides via Apple watch, it must be advanced enough to attract customers of this digital era.

Adding new features that priorities convenience, is a good way to make entry into the industry.

Karry, our affordable taxi booking app solution that supports ride-hailing via the Apple Watch, following are the benefits you can offer your customers with Karry-Apple Watch integration.

Checkout how how ride-hailing with Karry via Apple Watch looks like:

1 Select vehicle of your own choice: Choose a vehicle type for your ride on your Apple watch.

2 Select the drop locationSelect your drop location via the Apple watch.

3 Ride details: Once driver confirms your ride, ride details including driver details, vehicle details, ETA as well as driver’s phone number is displayed on your watch display.

Preferred payment mode: Karry via Apple Watch allows you to choose a mode of payment according to your convenience.

Rate your driver: You can also rate your driver by allotting no. of stars via the Apple Watch.

Karry has integrated maximum options you can choose from while booking a ride via wearable technology.

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