Nekso (company)
| Industry | Transportation network company |
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| Founded | Toronto, Canada (June 24, 2015) |
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| Headquarters | , Canada |
Number of locations | 7 countries, 420 cities (December 2014) |
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| Website | nekso |
Nekso online transportation network company operating in South America that provide a platform where passengers use technology to find taxi service in the vicinity, schedule for trip and make transaction.[1] Nekso provides mobile application that serves as a network between users and taxi lines. The app is available on iOS and Android.[2]
Currently Nekso is operating in numerous countries in South America such as Ecuador[3], Venezuela[2], Dominican Republic, as well as Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala Panama, South America, Peru, Argentina and Chile.[4]
Unlike Uber that compete with licensed taxi companies around the world, Nekso partnered directly with every major taxi firms. The service is free for users, however, Nekso takes a certain percentage of each taxi fares.[5]
Nekso, sometimes called Uber of traditional taxi lines in South America. Nekso is subsidiary of Blanclink, a holding company that started in Toronto. Currently, Nekso has offices in Canada, Venezuela.[1]
The application can be downloaded for free on devices running Android and iOS, and the user should only register a profile with their complete data, pictures and the payment cards with which they could cancel the service.[6]
the panic button that can be accessed by the user and the driver, [7] To ensure the safety of both the person using the service and the driver who provides the service, the application includes an emergency button that the driver can press to have his location shared if he is in danger.[6]
At the end of the service the application gives you the option to qualify the driver.
References
- ^ a b Peña, William. "Nekso, el uber de las líneas de taxis tradicionales". PC World. PC World. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Nekso llegó a Ecuador con rápido servicio de taxis". Noticia al Día. Noticia al Día. June 20, 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Telégrafo, El (2017-06-19). "Taxistas conversaron con operadora nacional". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ Noguera González, Jarmon (May 4, 2017). "Nueva aplicación quiere reunir a todos los taxistas ticos". La Prensal Libre. La Prensal Libre. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Wong, Christine. "Toronto-based firm launches Venezuela's 'Uber' without taxi tensions". ITbusiness.ca. ITbusiness. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b Agüero, Selene. "Sustituto de Easy Taxi comenzará a trabajar en el país". LaRepublica.net - Soluciones para profesionales. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "ENTER.CO". ENTER.CO. Retrieved 2017-09-19.