A new taxi-hailing(打车)App on smart phones started to be in use in Shanghai in October. It allows users to hail a taxi with only one touch. This App called "Shen Cheng Chu Xing" is more user-friendly. It will make it easier for old people, because most of them can't keep up with the new technology in their daily life. "Finally, l could manage to hail a taxi without my daughter's help. It's so amazing!" Chen Chunxia, a 66-year-old lady said.
The App will connect users to over 20,000 taxis in the city. It can find the locations(位置)of passengers by itself. Thus drivers can reach the pick-up locations more quickly and lower the chances of taxis moving around the city without passengers.
Users can hail a taxi by simply touching the "hail" button and wait for the nearby taxis to pick up the order. The App is also set up in more than 200 taxi-waiting areas in the city, where people without a smart phone can hail a taxi as well.
For the safety of passengers, all the taxi drivers must pass health and background checks before they can receive orders from the App.
The App would also be updated in the near future to offer more services, such as helping drivers find nearby restrooms and restaurants.
