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El Reg reports
Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has found a way to out-Uber Uber by launching a taxi-finding app of its own.
[...]Come December, the Authority will also offer a new app called "Taxi-Taxi@SG" that will "show the availability and location of taxis across the island and better match these taxis to commuters."
"Through an integrated platform map, commuters can easily locate the number of available taxis near them and broadcast their positions so taxi drivers can identify the exact locations of potential customers" the Authority says. "Similarly, taxi drivers can make use of this app to cut down the time spent on the roads looking for customers."
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(Score: 1) by josh64 on Monday December 01 2014, @09:43PM
Not in good old Perth. In fact, apparently the taxi monopoly there is scrambling to get their own taxi app together and hoping the government will stall Uber long enough for them to get it released. This is the same taxi monopoly that has started charging extra money if you want your taxi to turn up on time (e.g. if you need to be picked up at X o'clock to make it to the airport for your Y o'clock flight).