Taking public transport can be somewhat complicated for people who are visiting a city that they do not know very well, or too slow for those who maintain a fast pace of life, either for academic or work reasons, and who need a more efficient means of transportation.
Technological advances and the systematization of services have also impacted the transportation sector. How? Of course, through the development of web applications or for mobile devices, among which Uber stands out.
But… What if we talk a little about inDriver?
Undoubtedly, Uber has caused different companies to want to follow in its footsteps, being a serious competition by offering a quality transportation service. But, if you are looking for alternatives, inDriver is ideal for you.
It is an application corresponding to a Russian transport company founded in 2013 and that has not taken long to expand throughout the European, Asian and American continents, being found in 31 countries and having nearly 50 million users.
From local ingenuity to international competition
InDriver has a peculiar way of operating: its users are the ones who define the price of their trips. In fact, this is how this company originated, when Yakustk was in minus 45°C during the New Year’s festivities, private transport workers doubled their fares.
Given the disagreement of the inhabitants of that city who needed to move to other places, users began to create a group through social networks: Independent Drivers.
Its rapid expansion
The group worked in the following way: users offered a rate to make a trip and, if one of the many drivers thought it was right, he simply took the order and fulfilled the service. It only took six months for the group to have more than 60,000 people and other weights for the mobile application to emerge.
Today, inDriver has more than 400 employees and is present in more than 300 cities and 31 countries around the world, achieving a space as one of the most recommended transportation services, winning the award for “The essential application of all days” of Google Play in Brazil in 2019.
How does inDriver work?
The app is available for Android and iOS mobile devices. Once you have installed it on your Smartphone, it is time to configure it and provide the required information to start using it.
- Enter your phone number.
- Grant the corresponding permission to access your location, to have greater precision when locating taxi drivers and that they, in turn, know as accurately as possible where you are.
- Configure your profile, so the drivers in charge of making the trip you need can identify you.
In search of the ideal price
Once you’ve taken your first steps in this amazing app, the moment of truth arrives: bidding. To do this, you will use the inDriver tools to trace the route you need, indicating, of course, the starting point and the destination point, also indicating the price you are willing to pay.
The inDriver driver community may accept your offer or make a counter offer. Once someone has taken your order, you will be told how long it will take for the driver to pick you up.
Means of payment: can I pay by card?
Something that is striking about this application is that, within its configuration tools, it does not have a section for payment methods… why?
The reason is very simple, the inDriver platform itself stands out as one of its best qualities, the fact that there are no intermediaries and its commissions are low. Therefore, to avoid charging bank fees, they do not include the possibility of paying by debit or credit card.
Do you dare to use inDriver?
This is an application with an extraordinarily simple interface, the quality of the service is guaranteed and it is only waiting for you to start enjoying how incredible this application can be… you will not be able to live without it!
