The Lagos State Taxi Driver and Cab Operators Association, in collaboration with Univasa Nigeria Limited, has launched a mobile app to aid transit operations in the state.
The mobile app tagged: “The Univasa Provider App”, was launched at the association’s headquarters.
The President, Lagos State Taxi Driver and Cab Operators Association, Otunba Omolekan Taiwo, said the event marked another milestone in their effort to find a lasting solution to the issues of online taxi apps in the state.
He said that since the introduction of taxi application into the state market, the executives had been in touch with various partners on how to get befitting apps that are user-friendly for its teeming members across the state.
Taiwo appealed to the state Ministry of Transportation to give taxi apps users a level-playing ground by allowing the Yellow Taxi access into the estates in the state.
The Chief Executive Officer Univasa Nigeria, Ben Adeniyi, said this innovation was birthed to ease the stress of riders who still go to taxi parks to order rides. “With technology like Univasa App,’’ he said, “you can book Lagos Taxi from the comfort of your lhome.’
He said: “Univasa has a high hunger for technology, innovation to achieving things faster. And I can say that we still have a long way to go because of our vision, but I can tell you that we are on the right path. It is because of our hunger for innovation and technology that gave birth to what we are doing today.”
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