Yeah it's good to hear that passenger's and the taxi driver's dont have to take much of pain now.Installing a GPS and tracking is a good idea,but apart from that people who have their own car they can also navigate themselves by Car Navigation System using the digital map of thailand on a small handheld device and can navigate themselves by routing and voice enabled functions.
I am using a ABLE ITS car navigation system and it's the best product i have ever used in Navigation softwares,I hope that people should also realize the need not a luxury and can impliment those feautes in comming days....
Cheers...
kapil bangkok
City launches first 'smart' taxi stand
BANGKOK: -- The first "smart" taxi stand has gone into operation in the city.
Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin yesterday chaired the project launch at a hypermarket on Phahon Yothin road.
The scheme is part of the city's smart traffic system, and is intended to enhance commuter convenience and keep taxi drivers from wasting fuel by driving around town looking for passengers.
Instead of hailing a taxi on the pavement, a passenger steps into an arch-roofed stand and pushes a green button. A signal is transmitted to a control centre which will ask taxi service providers to dispatch a taxi to the stand. As the passenger waits, information will appear on a monitor screen giving the licence plate number of the coming taxi and estimated arrival time.
Mr Apirak said every taxi will be installed with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device. This will enable passengers who leave their belongings in taxi cabs to track down the vehicles. The system covers the installation of traffic signs, smart bus stops and pedestrian crossings.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Samart Ratchapolsitte said ESFAME Engineering has been hired to run the project under a three-year contract. Across the city, 150 stands will be set up by November. Five more will be put up this month.
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Bangkok Launches First 'smart' Taxi Stand
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Yeah it's good to hear that passenger's and the taxi driver's dont have to take much of pain now.Installing a GPS and tracking is a good idea,but apart from that people who have their own car they can also navigate themselves by Car Navigation System using the digital map of thailand on a small handheld device and can navigate themselves by routing and voice enabled functions.
I am using a ABLE ITS car navigation system and it's the best product i have ever used in Navigation softwares,I hope that people should also realize the need not a luxury and can impliment those feautes in comming days....
Cheers...
kapil bangkok