Where there is business and the need to earn money, there is a need to move around and rely on various means of transportation. And, let us face it; there is no place on earth where no one wants to earn money. Ergo, everyone needs a taxi. However, California has been one of the most heavily taxi traffic riddled state in the world owing to the existence of Hollywood, the Vegas strip and Los Angeles. But unfortunately, the ease of access that apps like Uber and Lyft offered to customers in California is about to suffer from a massive jolt!
Yes. The rumors about Uber and Lyft suspending their services in California market or even exiting it are true. A recent announcement cleared that the High Court had, for now, stayed the stall for the law that mandates a change in the profile of the drivers from considering them as freelancer drivers or independent individual contractors to employees.
This mandate means that now Uber and Lyft will have to start paying the drivers rather than taking a commission the form of a fee for service from them. This truly throws a cinch in the Uber and Lyft armor because their entire business model can go up in flames owing to this single law.
However, as shocking as this situation may be for the biggies it might just be the perfect opening for a smaller start up to replace them in the market. Clearly people are extremely dependent on their services, and so, when they exit the market, there will be a void that can only be fulfilled by another player.
How can you start your own on demand taxi business?
Well, the basics will remain pretty much the same as is with any on demand service. The taxi app will enable the users to operate it exactly like they would operate the Lyft app. The only difference will be that now you will be in charge and running the show.
To do this, you will have to work on your business model as the law would continue to dictate the business norms in California. This is why; instead of going for an aggregator model which would allow any freelance driver to register in your app and start offering their services, you would now have to think about ensuring that you run your own private business with the help of a digital platform or run a fleet of cars enrolled within your brand’s foray.
How can you get your own on demand Taxi Booking app?
Typically there are two ways in which you can start you own taxi app based business. The first is to build a taxi booking app from the ground up. This may seem to be the clearest path to moving forward but it comes with its own set of challenges that include a very high investment and a very long turnaround time.
Instead of waiting to build and perfect an app over the years (yup! It takes around 2 years to create an on demand taxi booking platform), you may choose to simply buy a ready made on demand taxi booking app which is also known as the Lyft Clone script.
There are many mobile app development companies and freelance mobile app developers around the world who have built their own versions of the Lyft Clone. All you need to do is find the right one from its midst so that you can get cracking with your own business adventure.
Selecting the perfect Lyft Clone app for your business in California
While the bounty of choice is always a good thing for clients, it might become very difficult to choose from so many options. Here are a few pointers that might help you make the selection easily:
- The app should solve an existing problem, like the absence of the existing app based taxi booking platforms.
- The app should not require for the users to unlearn what they already know about using taxi apps. Instead it should give them a similar flow and feel so that it is easy for the end users to click a few buttons on their smart phones and get their cabs instantly.
- The app should be loaded with features that are relevant to the current crisis.
- When you purchase the app, you should also be given the source code of the app so that you can make updates, modifications and changes to it as and when required.
- You should be able to test the ready made app for an unlimited duration before you invest in it so that you know exactly what you are getting into and what your customers and drivers will experience.
- The app should have an appendage in the form of website which would facilitate online booking using it easily.
- The app should also be such that it can be managed and run easily using the holistic admin panel.
Make sure that the app you select is built by a respected and reliable on demand mobile app development company that specializes in taxi booking platforms and softwares and is willing to offer white label services. White labeling is the process that ensures that the company that develops the app for you re skins the entire app in your company colors, makes the necessary logo adjustments on the app and then launches it on the Google Play Store and the iOS app store under your server credentials so that you have complete ownership of your new taxi business based on the Lyft clone app in California.
