> The city added that it will launch in December an app that will provide similar features to Uber for official taxis, such as geo-location data on cabs nearby, information about them and their drivers, as well as ratings.
I don't know what the state of labor unions is in South Korea, but I think the reason why an app described as such is typically discouraged in municipalities is because the ratings systems could be seen by the union as unfairly punitive or arbitrarily gamed...similar to the protest some teachers unions have against testing schemes and bonus pay for meeting benchmarks.
And of course, doesn't the Uber app allow drivers to see the ratings of various passengers?
An app that would show real-time location and other info about cabs, as well as being able to hail them, would be very nice for any taxi system. I'd think it's the other stuff, such as ratings, that could only be palatable by drivers and users under a privatized context.
I don't know what the state of labor unions is in South Korea, but I think the reason why an app described as such is typically discouraged in municipalities is because the ratings systems could be seen by the union as unfairly punitive or arbitrarily gamed...similar to the protest some teachers unions have against testing schemes and bonus pay for meeting benchmarks.
And of course, doesn't the Uber app allow drivers to see the ratings of various passengers?
An app that would show real-time location and other info about cabs, as well as being able to hail them, would be very nice for any taxi system. I'd think it's the other stuff, such as ratings, that could only be palatable by drivers and users under a privatized context.