The alliance of Vietnamese taxi firms would operate on the platform EMDDI developed by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. - Photo baodautu.vn
According to Lê Vinh Quang, the alliance’s deputy president, the alliance hopes to increase the number of members to reach 20,000 vehicles next year.
The alliance’s members now operate in 40 provinces and cities and hope to expand to all 63 provinces and cities in 2019.
The alliance will operate on the platform EMDDI, an app which could be downloaded from Play Store and App Store, developed by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The alliance is also promoting online payment through deals with Viettel, Momo and VN Pay.
In Hanoi, six taxi companies joined the alliance, namely Thanh Nga, Vạn Xuân, Thăng Long, Sao Mai, Long Biên and Que Lụa. Taxi firms Open99 and Vic are expected to join soon to bring the alliance’s total number of taxis in Hanoi to 4,000.
Vũ Tiến Lộc, Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry said it was important for taxi firms to use advanced technologies and improve service quality to better serve passengers.
