Problem
Defragmented and Disorganized 14 mini-bus seater for public transport, cash based payment systems with a delay to deliver, Lack of communication channel in case you forget luggage. Rising cases theft, women harassment and reckless and carelessness which has claimed many lives. Traffic congestion because of disorderly has caused trade to loose millions on money.
Lack of real instant and statistics accurate data on the causes of major and minor road accidents on roads. Most of cases data obtained from eye witnesses is doubtful because the real cause that initiated the incident is not known.
Access to transport in Uganda is by terminal to terminal point where there is no public transport information app apart from Public Taxi Uganda
Solution
We install a Gps tracker technology in 14 mini
seater vans sharing
location between passengers, drivers and vehicle owners/associations. The app has
support which provides Communication between passengers, drivers and vehicle associations.
The tracker shares location between all app users, driving speed counter, routes
of each vehicle, driving behavior of each vehicle.
Business model
Our model is simple, we sell device (gps tracker) to vehicle owners at a fixed price and monthly subscription of 2$ every van rolled on our platform. Public taxi Uganda App is free for public since it provides public transport information for everyone.
Technology
The app is developed using android Java, React native as backend.
Gps tracker which gives real time and accurate information on speed and location.
Firebase database gives real time tracking.
Product status details.
App on play store
Trackers soon getting them for implementation.
Testing stages with mobile gprs done
Case studies
Our major case studies based on countries that already have existing public transport domain information system include Rwanda, Kenya, Egypt, Tunisia.
In this study we looked at how apps have provided public transport system information about departure, booking, routes, arrival and availability.
Employment opportunities.
We target to employ and create more than 5,000 jobs to both educated and non educated in the areas of supervisors, support contact drivers, designers, marketeers, system analysis, sales agents and many more across the country.
Advantages of public taxi Uganda app.
The system is decentralized in nature that each region can use it independently but all records are received at the headquarters. Active public transport vehicles is known and can be differentiated from non active vehicles.
The same technology can be used in other government agencies on fleet management and quality control.
Team involved
Kenneth M Bintu founder & Developer – 2 Year student information technology Cavendish University Uganda
Elizabeth Andinda Developer – 2 Year student information technology Cavendish University Uganda
Muhammad Jaafar Magaji – 2 Year student public health Cavendish University
Prof. J Zake Muwanga – Advisor Dean faculty of science and technology Cavendish University Uganda
• Contacts and more information
• Twitter: @taxiuganda
• Facebook : public: taxi Uganda
• Android playstore: public taxi Uganda
• contact@publictaxiuganda.com
• info@publictaxiuganda.com
• contact@publictaxiuganda.com
• website: https://publictaxiuganda.com/
• Youtube:Public Taxi Uganda App
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