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Using GPS to Hail Cabs

Posted by michael on from the almost-as-good-as-having-a-flying-car dept.

The Benefactor writes "The guys at The Register are running a story about using mobile phones to hail cabs in London. Using GPS technology to locate the nearest available cab and to direct it to where you call from this should make frantic arm waving to get their attention a thing of the past."

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  1. What would be really useful by Zog+The+Undeniable · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...is if GPS then tracks the cab to ensure American tourists aren't taken from Heathrow to central London via Slough.

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  2. Hmm.. and possible help against racial profiling by bigattichouse · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Many African Americans get left behind by cabbies avoiding "any black male" in certain parts of the city... By using this system, a caller would be able to signify whether they were actually *picked up* by their cab, and possibly assist in reprimanding cabbies that aren't doing their job... or pointing out (publically/online) which companies don't provide the necessary level of service. (By having a proxy website dispatch the calls)

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