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New technology could put an end to taxicab long-hauling
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4 January 2013
2 a.m.
A Las Vegas company is testing a cloud-based vehicle monitoring system that could revolutionize transportation regulation and help solve one of the Nevada Taxicab Authority’s biggest problems: the illegal long-hauling of taxi passengers. Frias Transportation Infrastructure, a technology company operated by the managers of the Frias Transportation Group — which runs the largest group of taxicab companies in Clark County — has spent three years developing RideIntegrity, a computer hardware and software system. “We think that implementation of RideIntegrity would virtually eliminate the long-haul issue,” said Mark James, CEO of Frias Transportation Infrastructure, also known as FTi. Long-hauling — when ...
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Don't look for cab company's to embrace the technology any time soon unless forced by law to do so. Cab companies have no problem with "long hauling" as they don't get fined for engaging in it; their drivers do. But the real factor is they share 50/50 in the overcharges (half to the drivers - half to them). So there is no downside for the company's at all. However, curtail the practice and it will impact cab company's bottom lines considerably.
Ditto on what jerry said. The base assumption that they actually want to quit long hauling is probably wrong.
Most likely they just want to appear to want to do something about long hauling to appease the public .
This has nothing to do with long hauling. Its all about tracking each individual cab drivers daily activities from the time he leaves the cab yard until he brings the cab back, This will allow cab companies to strictly monitor drivers for work habits and make it easier to track excessively long lunch breaks ( over 30 minutes) or coffee breaks (over 15 min.) and unathorized use of the cab for things like stopping at a grocery store. If they wanted to stop long hauling all the need do is put some well placed road signs around the airport with distances to the strip through the tunnel or via Swenson Street. This technology will be implemented though for the reason of monotoring every cab driver every minute of the day while they have a cab.
It will also allow companies to detect high flagging and not on meter rides to protect thier revenue from exploited drivers who feel they need to make a little more money than they can being honest.
you guys have it all wrong, why is it always a conspiracy theory?? (lvfacts) Why wouldn't a cab company embrace this when the article says the largest cab company is the one behind the development -- did you even read the article?
I read this article and see a company that cares and is solving problems. I have had cab drivers rip me off so many times, and now I will be able to have proof when it happens. Plus now I can avoid calling for a cab on the phone and hope it ever shows up, I can do it all on my phone. I just hope they let me pay through my phone so I don't have to deal with the driver complaining about making change for me.