Cabbie Match

Vivek PrahladRanjib DeyJolly TamShaun JayarajXiaodan Wang*Paul Manuel* Anshul Garg*

ThoughtWorks

Mission statement/value proposition

“This project will improve Singapore by reducing the need for more cabs on the road by increasing the utilization of the existing cabs as well reducing congestion around hot spots ”

Next Fare Could Be Just Around The Corner

Knowing Versus Guessing

Source : http://homesweethanna.blogspot.sg/ by Elizabeth

Congestion

Source : Sense Networks/ New York Times

Open The Real Time Demand/Supply Data

A Mechanism to allow Demand (Commuters) to share their

destination data

A mechanism to allow Supply (Cabs) to share their willingness to service the demand

Features

• Commuters can publish where they would like to go

• Commuters can see in real time cabs that are available

in the locality on the map

• Commuters can see other commuters in the locality and

their destinations

• Cabbies can see where commuters are waiting and their

destination

• Cabbies can opt to pick up the commuter

Demo

Who Pays?

A Freemium model

• Cab drivers pay a

very small fee (1

cent?) per pick up

• Customer may bid

a premium

encouraging

cabbies to pick

them first

What more can we do with this? - Sharing

As we share the commuter destination with other commuters, they can easily share a cab by talking to each other

Looks like she is going to Changi

airport too

Do you want to share a cab?

What more can we do with this? - Events

Let cab drivers know an event location, end time of the event and potential number of rides. Cabs may choose to congregate

Next Steps – Partnerships, Competitors

• Cab Companies

• Event Companies

The Current Booking App

Credits & Contacts

Data sets used: Taxi Cab Data, Traffic Lah, Weather Lah

Team leadName: Shaun JayarajNumber: +65 8379 9736Email: jshanmug@thoughtworks.com

Team members: Vivek, Ranjib, Paul, Jolly, Anshul, Xiaodan