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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 OffTheWallSoccer on Tuesday December 02 2014, @03:22PM
So then you are okay with the concept of Uber, just not that particular implementation?
(Score: 2) by arashi no garou on Tuesday December 02 2014, @10:50PM
Yes, I like the idea of app-based ride sharing in general. And other companies who are doing it in an honest and positive way are showing how great a service it can be. I just feel that Uber's hostile business practices are ultimately giving the concept a bad name, and hurting themselves along with their competitors.