Zoodtaxi, Taxi request application

Creating a taxi finder application to request a taxi online.

About zoodtaxi

Telephone taxis and online taxis are one of the most common taxi services in the world. But Afghanistan has fallen out of the development cycle due to war and violence, and now, over the past decade and a half, has become an opportunity for entrepreneurship and the development of urban services.

However, security vulnerabilities, lack of addresses for roads and alleys, or uncertain numbers for residential homes, as well as the inability to use Internet applications among the majority of citizens, are among the problems that cause the growth of these new service ideas.

With the absence of a standard transport in Afghanistan, this newly launched system can create a regular intercity transport.

The head of the online taxi service company “Zood” says that we have been working on this project since 2016, and it officially started its activity in the month of Hamal in 1397, and now most of the parts of Kabul city are covered by our system. Out of 200 taxis, it is currently active and more than 7,000 people use our application, and we plan to activate this system in other provinces of Afghanistan in the near future.

We started with two apps to get started; One for drivers and the other for customers. Drivers who use this application can work anywhere in Kabul at any time and for any length of time. Also, people who want to travel in the city can easily access taxis through this application.

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Features of the application

User’s side Admin Panel

Mobile application

Search location for origin or destination
Add address shortcut on Android home screen
Settings menu to get information
Ability to set the language
Production of Android and IOS applications for end user use
Production of Android and IOS applications for drivers to use
Ability to use discount coupons
System messages section for drivers
System messages section for users
Introduction code system
Ability to view the passenger travel list in the management portal and in the passenger application
Ability to view passenger travel transactions in the management portal and in the passenger application
Ability to view the driver travel list in the management portal and in the driver application
Ability to view driver’s travel transactions in the management portal and in the driver application
Travel sharing system
New passenger introduction system by another passenger
Search authentication codes
Ability to mark specific addresses on the map
Registration via mobile number confirmation
Travel options
Multiple services

List of added features of modular and custom AKAF taxi finder application

Multilingualization of the passenger application on the Android and iOS platform
Multilingualization of the passenger application on the Android and iOS platform
Production of Android and iOS applications for use by driver recruitment marketers
Production of Android and iOS applications for use by marketers
Production of Android and iOS applications for use by marketers
Ability to define representation and give representation to other cities
Travel assistance system and submission to the portal
Rial card production system
Multilingual management portal
System Definition of the system based on the Gregorian or solar date
Akaf Map as an alternative to Google Maps
Driver at your service

Dynamic and automatic price estimation system

The system is completely dynamic and can be defined or edited by the portal admin
Ability to define separate formulas based on city, province, region
Ability to define different formulas in different range of kilometers, for example between 4 to 8 kilometers
Ability to use the traffic coefficient system in the formula
Ability to define formulas based on different types of services
Ability to adjust the percentage increase or decrease in fare at different hours with the expiration date
Ability to adjust fare increase or decrease based on location and based on origin or destination or both
Ability to adjust the increase or decrease of fare based on the type of service

Drivers Commission System

The system is completely dynamic and can be defined or edited by the portal admin
Ability to define separate commissions based on city, province, region
Ability to define different commissions in different ranges of kilometers, for example between 4 to 8 kilometers
Ability to define commissions based on different types of services
Ability to define a special commission related to telephone-station travel
Ability to set negative commissions! To increase driver credibility based on each trip he completes.

Discount coupon system

Ability to define separate discount codes based on city, province, region
Ability to define batch codes
Ability to define a discount code based on a discount code prefix
Ability to define a discount code based on a specific city, province or region
Ability to set the expiration date
Ability to define location-based discount coupons
Ability to define the active discount code in the distance range around the place of origin
Ability to define an active discount code in the distance range around the destination
Ability to define an active discount code in the distance range around the place of origin and destination
Ability to set the expiration date

Taxi ordering system

Ability to define travel based on a specific traveler!
Automatic new passenger registration system
All services and capabilities available in the passenger application for ordering a taxi are implemented here
Two destinations
discount code
Type of service
Automatic passenger registration
Find a location on the map

Taxi ordering system by the operator

All services and capabilities available in the passenger application for ordering a taxi are implemented here
Location of origin
Location of Destination
Two locations
Register a discount code
stop time
Automatic passenger registration
Search for origin and destination
Ability to set the trip record by the operator on the selected map (Google or AKAF)
Telephone travel order registration system

Station definition system

Define and edit station as source-destination + ‌ drivers station or just as source-destination
Ability to define the driver acceptance ceiling in the queue at a station
Ability to define the fare between stations in a matrix
Ability to set the opportunity to accept offers for dedicated telephone travel
Ability to define the travel based on a specific traveler!
Automatic new passenger registration system
Ability to enable sending SMS to the passenger
Ability to enable sending SMS to the driver
Ability to enable sending registration SMS for passengers registered by admin
Ability to determine the commission for registering telephone requests
Separate counters and panels for telephone tour operators
Driver queuing system based on the time of arrival at the station
All services and capabilities available in the passenger application for ordering a taxi are implemented here
Station of origin
Station of the Destination
Two destinations
discount code
stop time
Type of service
Automatic passenger registration
Find a location on the map
Representation definition system

Agency definition and editing system

Ability to view the dedicated dashboard of the dealership (‌ sees only your area information in the dashboard)
Ability to view my dedicated driver management ( sees only your area information)
Ability to view the menu of my requests specific to the agency (‌ sees only your area information)
Ability to view my requests on the map (‌ sees only your area information)
Ability to view my active drivers on the map (sees only your area information)
Dynamics of assigning the menu to representation and defining different roles and accesses
Dynamics of assigning access to delete or edit representation and define different roles and accesses

Manage drivers’ documents

Ability to define documents that must be received as an image of the driver and registered on the portal.
Ability to add, delete and edit

Passenger management

Ability to edit the passenger password
Ability to edit passenger information
Ability to change the passenger password
Ability to activate the passenger
Ability to block passengers
Ability to release passengers
View a passenger’s travel list
View small transactions of a passenger
Ability to add or subtract rials from a passenger’s virtual account individually or in batches
Search by specific traveler
Ability to delete and edit
Ability to get the Excel output of all passengers
Ability to view the list of deleted users and return to the list of active users

Driver management

Ability to edit driver’s password
Ability to edit driver’s information
Ability to register a new driver! Based on the introduction of a specific traveler or marketer
Ability to change the driver’s password
Ability to activate the driver
Ability to block the driver
Ability to release the driver
View a driver’s travel list
View small transactions of a driver
Ability to add or subtract rials from a driver’s virtual account individually or in batches
Search by specific driver
Ability to delete and edit
Ability to view the latest location of the driver
Ability to sub-categorize drivers based on different recording operators
View driver reset percentage
Send SMS to specific driver
Ability to get the total output of drivers
Ability to view deleted driver lists and return to active drivers list
Ability to block a specific passenger by a specific driver
services management
Ability to dynamically define, delete or edit various services
Ability to increase the cost of any type of service
Ability to define commission percentage on any type of service
Ability to determine the range of distance from the passenger to send the trip to the driver

reports

All reports equipped with Excel file output system
All reports equipped with filtering and setting a specific time frame
Complete financial reports, travel, discounts by user or agent or public
Report the time of the driver being online per day and the rate of rejection of that driver per day

Other features

Single or group SMS system for passengers or drivers
System for sending individual or group messages to the app of passengers or drivers with expiration date
Support system with sending ticketing system on the passenger app or driver app
Ability to track support by operators at multiple levels
Ability to define new roles
Ability to define new portal users based on defined roles
Making invoice standard
Resend travel receipt
Driver rating system for passengers and points update
Passenger rating system for drivers and points update
Notification Center
System log
Financial billing menu
Use all the features of the GOOGLE MAP API
GPS Position Update Button
Scoring system for how services are received or services provided
GPS connection
Connection control and software will only open if connected to the Internet
Android and IOS software for the applicant only in Persian
Connect to bulk SMS system
Update fare at the end of the trip
Connect to an email alert system
Ability to charge the customer’s virtual account
Creating an admin panel as WEB-APPLICATION
Build an application with an online database
Generate the required web service
User management and the ability to add unlimited user admin panel
View, manage and block driver users
Ability to view past bills
Email invoices online
Formula system for calculating drivers’ points
Contact support link
Automatic invoice email system for each trip for the passenger
Automatic system for calculating marketer commissions based on trips made by sub-category drivers
Ability to view drivers and their density on the city map
Ability to view travel requests and their density on the city map
Ability to define and provide access to regulatory bodies

Our technology

The core of our software is developed with Node.js and the most important point of this section is that it was developed with GraphQL architecture.

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and is considered as an architecture for APIs. GraphQL was first developed in the Facebook environment to address the internal flaws of mobile applications and has since been used specifically on social media. Finally, it was introduced to the developer community in 2015 as open source, and today it has become a new architecture for the API.

We use PostgreSQL database, which is one of the best in the world.

Android and IOS versions of this software are natively coded with GraphQL architecture and the passenger and driver versions are separate. The management portal version and the web application version (PWA) have been developed with React.js and with the GraphQL architecture.