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MobTaxi: Getting a taxi to you quicker than ever

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I was stuck trying to hunt down a cab today. I didn’t have a cab number, and although I could 411 for one, I just wanted to hunt one down.

I am sure that someone is probably working on this, or it is already out there, but wouldn’t it be cool if there was a service that did the following?

  • I open my mobile and either: text message, or hit a button in an app, or browse online to an app (depending on what I want to do at the time)
  • A service gets my message, and gets my location via GPS
  • It sends the information to cab companies
  • The nearest cab comes to save me!

The service could then partner with various taxi companies. Perfect :)

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