Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 25
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
Taxify expanded its operations in Azerbaijan by launching service in the country's Ganja city on Sept. 21, a representative of the international taxi-ordering service told Trend on Sept. 25.
Thus, the number of cities in Azerbaijan currently serviced by Taxify reached three.
“Taxify is currently operating in three cities of the country: Baku, Sumgayit and our most recent addition Ganja that has been launched last Friday,” the company representative said.
The representative underlined that the company is always on the lookout for partnerships and opportunities that will benefit passengers and enable drivers have better earnings.
From the product updates, the company representative mentioned the recently introduced Upfront Pricing feature.
“We will be shortly releasing upfront pricing functionality in Azerbaijan which will allow passengers see the exact fare before booking the ride. On the driver side, we have recently announced a new Driver Destinations feature that enables drivers to maximize their daily earning potential. Driver Destinations allows drivers to indicate where they are heading. It then synchronizes with the Taxify app to find and connect them with trips that are on their way,” said the representative.
Taxify is an international transportation network company, founded and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The service was launched in August 2013, and in 2014 it went on to foreign shores.
The company develops and operates the Taxify mobile application, which allows requesting a taxi or private driver from smartphone. Taxify was the first transportation app in the world to allow customers to pay for their trips via mobile carrier billing. In 2014, Taxify received award for best mobile app in Estonia. Taxify was also nominated as The Breakthrough of the Year 2014 for having the strongest impact on Estonian ICT sector.
In 2017, Taxify launched its services in London by acquiring a local taxi company with a licence to operate, but was forced by Transport for London to shut down its services. Taxify has filed a new licence application with plans to reopen services in London.
Following the setback in London, Taxify launched its services in Paris and Lisbon.
As of May 2018, Taxify operates in 25 countries and 40 cities in Europe, Africa, West Asia and Central America. The company has 10 million customers globally and more than 500,000 drivers use the platform to offer rides.
Taxify launched its services in Azerbaijan in early 2017.
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