Operators Association and Airport Limo Malaysia have launched “cALLme”, an e-hailing app that’s exclusively for booking taxis at airport. The “cALLme” app will assist taxi operators around the country that include those in co- operatives to involve in the e-hailing business, and consequently assisting them to face competition from large capitalized international companies and other upcoming e-hailing players. The Malaysian Minister of Transport, Anthony Loke Siew Fook said taxi drivers must look at consumers moving toward modern technology as a reality that need to be accepted with an open mind. He also added that it is time for taxi drivers to evolve from the traditional business practice. ANGKASA is following the footstep
» Loke pastes the “cALLme” app sticker on the mirror of a limousine.
being expanded to other taxi drivers around Klang Valley. Considering the e-hailing industry of the country is being dominated by ride- hailing company Grab, ANGKASA realizes
of co-ops in other countries where they are the taxi mobile application providers; Associated Toronto Taxi-Cab
the challenges its facing, but believes the “cALLme” app encourages and promotes healthy competition among other e-hailing providers, according to ANGKASA President cum ASEAN Co- operative Organization President, Dato’ Abdul Fattah Abdullah. The cALLme App can now be downloaded for free via App Store or Google Play.
Co-operative Limited from Toronto, Canada which created Taxi.club app, Auckland Co-op Taxi Society Limited from Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland Co-op Taxis App) and a London black cab co- operative, which founded Taxiapp UK. For starters, the “cALLme” app will be used by taxi drivers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before
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