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The tool that was launched by Semovi since 2020 records an average of 46 daily trips
Omar Montalvo
Mexico City. – The Mobility Secretariat of Mexico City (Semovi) that heads Hector Ulises Garcíamaintains the application My Taxi since it was launched since 2020 to compete with brands such as Uber y Didi. However, the deficiencies of this tool mean that it is used to a minimum and allows all active taxi drivers to get only an average of 46 trips per day.
Semovi, through the Operational Directorate of Individual Public Transport headed by Víctor Hugo Arellano, declared via transparency that since the application began to operate My Taxihas a total record of 85,556 registered travel requests. This tool, which was designed by the Digital Agency for Public Innovation (ADIP) during the last six-year term, began to provide the service since March 2020. This indicates that on average, 17,111 trips have been made each year and about 46 per day, despite the fact that about 50,000 taxi drivers are registered in the capital.
The main differences between the applications of Uber y Didi con My Taxi is that the former announce the fare from the beginning, while the Semovi app is based on the taximeter. Although all options have their help button, the taxi drivers union has claimed that it is only for passengers and not for drivers, which facilitates assaults. Additionally, Mi Taxi has wait times of more than 15 minutes.
The 46 daily trips through the application My Taxi It does not compare to the demand that Uber and Didi drivers have. In consultation with drivers of these brands, Alberto Jiménez, who goes out in the morning to do a five-hour day, points out that he has at least six. While Roberto Maya, who takes 10-hour shifts, has made an average of 15 trips. This sample indicates the advantage that private applications have, that despite not having a number of drivers, Didi has made it known that the country’s capital is its main market, just like Uber.