The new age taxi booking apps have revolutionized the way we travel and have certainly enhanced our experience. Continuous research and development lead to the employment of new technologies and have enabled us to use the cab services from almost any location with a drastically reduced waiting time.

1. New Age
Taxi
booking
App
"Here we discuss
important
Features that are
absolutely vital for
developing Taxi
Booking App"

2. INTRODUCTION
Thenewagetaxibookingappshaverevolutionizedthewaywe
travelandhavecertainlyenhancedourexperience.Continuous
researchanddevelopmentleadtotheemploymentofnew
technologiesandhaveenabledustousethecabservicesfrom
almostanylocationwithadrasticallyreducedwaitingtime.

3. GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE TAXI BOOKING APP
Before we go into details, there are certain aspects of the
taxi booking application you must be aware of. Many
Mobile application development company fail to notice
these intrinsic features while developing their own Taxi
booking application.If you are looking forward to building
a highly responsive application you definitely need to
develop two separate applications; One for the driver and
one for the passenger.

4. ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF DRIVER’S APP
INSTANT NOTIFICATIONS
The application must be able to send
instant updates to alert the driver as
soon as a passenger in the nearby
location books the cab. This will
enable the driver to reach the spot
using the shortest possible route.
The driver’s profile needs to be complete with all the details furnished.
This is highly important for the verification process and even includes the
driver’s license number.
PRECISE FARE CALCULATION
The application must be able to
generate error-free calculated
fare.
COMPLETE UPDATED PROFILE OF THE DRIVER

5. Google map integration will allow
smooth hassle free navigation for
the driver so that he can reach
the destination within a shortest
possible time.
DETAILED NAVIGATION
Many taxi booking companies
have commenced this facility with
the main intention of passengers
sharing their cabs with others.
This will enable a bill which
usually gets shared by all the
passengers traveling along with
them.
DISTINCT CAB SHARING FACILITY
DETAILED NAVIGATION
A quick and automatic report
generating system will highlight the
stats, monthly earnings & payroll.

6. ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF PASSENGER APP
AN INTERACTIVE PLATFORM TO
INPUT BOOKING DETAILS
An interactive user interface will
enable customers to enter the details
of the journey including the
destination with ease.
The registration process must be accurate for passengers as they need to
give in the most reliable information through email ids and even through
social media platforms.
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATION
OF TOTAL FARE
An approximate estimate of the
total fare must be provided
before the customer starts the
trip.
METICULOUS LOGIN/REGISTRATION PROCESS

7. Cab selection process for
passengers must be faultless as
the passengers have the option
to choose the type of car they
wish to book. The selected car
must have all the details such as
price per km and price per
minute.
IMPECCABLE CHOICE OF CABS
Passengers will seek the
accurate location of the driver so
that they can board the cab at
the right time.
ACCURATE CAB TRACKING ABILITY

8. Most of the customers have become
smart and tech-savvy. They prefer
to go through the ratings and
reviews of the cab driver before
booking the cab.
AUTHENTIC RATINGS OF THE
DRIVER
Users prefer to access their
previous booking records, so that
they can book their cab via the
same routes.
HISTORY OF BOOKING RECORD
HISTORY OF BOOKING RECORD
Users must have the option to pay
their fare by cash or go wireless.
Either way, customers will receive
an auto-generated payment slip.
Users will also receive an invoice
in their registered email id.

9. ADDITIONAL FEATURES TO STRENGTHEN
YOUR APPLICATION
ENABLE GEO-TAGGING ABILITY
Most of the taxi booking services
depend on GPS technology to
accurately validate the position of the
user. Geo-tagging usually depends on
three factors:-
a) Location of the mobile device
b) Direction details
Integrating mapping software
Many mobile application developers are constantly working behind the
scenes figuring more innovative ways to strengthen the taxi booking
application.
INTERACTIVE USER PROFILE PAGE
In order to initiate the registration
process user profiles need to be highly
interactive and should be available for
both the passenger and driver app. It’s
through these login pages that the
application will be able to prepare a
database of its customers

10. The payment gateway must be
secure so that Customers will have
the liberty to make the payment
either through debit card or credit
card and also through Paypal or
Paytm.
INCORPORATING SECURE
PAYMENT GATEWAY
While a passenger books a cab
they need to get notifications from
the application so that the user
gets notified if his cab is nearby.
Users will also receive notifications
if his/her cab gets canceled.
PUSH NOTIFICATIONS

11. IMPLEMENTING AN INTERACTIVE USER
INTERFACE
Users will prefer using interactive UI and UX as they can easily
comprehend the information. Complexity should be avoided at all
costs.
The above-mentioned features are absolutely vital for the effective
functioning of any Taxi Booking software. The market is currently
filled with competitors who hire Mobile App Developers to improve
their application with a primary aspect of destabilizing other taxi
booking software available in the market. Taxi booking applications
require the trust of passengers and drivers to be successful in the
market. Hence the designing aspect should be made thinking
about the considerations of both the driver and the passenger. We
hope the points we suggested are beneficial for your taxi
application development.