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[http://sharemytaxi.com/ ShareMyTaxi] is a real-time | [http://sharemytaxi.com/ ShareMyTaxi] is a real-time ride sharing application. | ||
User Scenario | ShareMyTaxi is a practical solution for convenient, cost effective transportation in urban areas. It is designed for those who want the ease and efficiency of a cab without the exorbitant cost. This application is particularly useful when the weather turns unexpectedly and there is a shortage of available cabs on the road. | ||
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Its 8:15am and I'm running late for work. I'm at 14th/1st on a February morning that is too cold to wait for the bus anyway - I need to catch a cab. I take out my phone, SMS ShareMyTaxi with my current cross-street and where I need to go and I immediately get an SMS back with a phone number of another person nearby that needs to make a similar trip. I call the number. It was a woman standing on the North corner who just hailed a cab. I dash across the street and end up sharing the cab with two people who work in my building and it only cost me $4! Today is a beautiful day. | Its 8:15am and I'm running late for work. I'm at 14th/1st on a February morning that is too cold to wait for the bus anyway - I need to catch a cab. I take out my phone, SMS ShareMyTaxi with my current cross-street and where I need to go and I immediately get an SMS back with a phone number of another person nearby that needs to make a similar trip. I call the number. It was a woman standing on the North corner who just hailed a cab. I dash across the street and end up sharing the cab with two people who work in my building and it only cost me $4! Today is a beautiful day. | ||
For this class I'm interested in building out two solution, one using SMS that requires the user to input their starting/end locations, the other an iPhone app that procures a user's starting location via GPS and requires just the end point. | |||
Precedents: | Precedents: | ||
[http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/app.html?id=5 cab4me] | [http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/app.html?id=5 cab4me], | ||
[http://gizmodo.com/5053280/androids-10-most-exciting-apps Top 10 Android Apps] | ([http://gizmodo.com/5053280/androids-10-most-exciting-apps Top 10 Android Apps]), | ||
[http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/carticipate-iphone-application.php carticipate], [http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=1951 #TAXI], [http://www.hitchsters.com/ hitchsters.com], [http://www.rideamigos.com/ rideamigos.com], [http://www.rightrides.org/ rightrides], [http://www.pooln.com/ pooln], [http://www.goosenetworks.com/services/trip-planner Rideshare], [http://www.pickuppal.com/pup/intro.html PickupPal] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:48, 30 September 2008
ShareMyTaxi is a real-time ride sharing application.
ShareMyTaxi is a practical solution for convenient, cost effective transportation in urban areas. It is designed for those who want the ease and efficiency of a cab without the exorbitant cost. This application is particularly useful when the weather turns unexpectedly and there is a shortage of available cabs on the road.
User Scenario: Its 8:15am and I'm running late for work. I'm at 14th/1st on a February morning that is too cold to wait for the bus anyway - I need to catch a cab. I take out my phone, SMS ShareMyTaxi with my current cross-street and where I need to go and I immediately get an SMS back with a phone number of another person nearby that needs to make a similar trip. I call the number. It was a woman standing on the North corner who just hailed a cab. I dash across the street and end up sharing the cab with two people who work in my building and it only cost me $4! Today is a beautiful day.
For this class I'm interested in building out two solution, one using SMS that requires the user to input their starting/end locations, the other an iPhone app that procures a user's starting location via GPS and requires just the end point.
Precedents: cab4me, (Top 10 Android Apps), carticipate, #TAXI, hitchsters.com, rideamigos.com, rightrides, pooln, Rideshare, PickupPal