Taxi Cab Confessions - Case Study on Connecting Drupal as a Dispatch App to iPad Devices in Taxis

Speakers: 

Green Cab of Madison is the newest taxicab company in Madison WI with Madison’s first all hybrid taxi fleet. Green Cab provides coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year...They approached Promet Source to develop a dispatch solution for a new fleet of Toyota Prius cars equipped with Apple iPads. Learn Promet Source’s approach to a successful launch in a six week time frame.

Specifically, Green Cab was looking for:
System for 2-way ride request communication with iPads
Zone-based ride calculation
Up-to-date location of cars
eCommerce
Member Management
Migration
Integration

This Session will Review how Promet Source:
Addressed critical ride request and fleet management features for both dispatch and drivers
Leveraged Drupal as a web application platform for rapid prototyping and development of the dispatch center system
Leveraged iPads running app as the mobile dispatch unit in cars

Further, our Presenter will guide the session to understand:
Dispatch system built on open source software running with iPad apps instead of proprietary hardware (featured by Apple and AT&T)
iPad powered location and fleet tracking system (product featured in Wireless Week magazine)
Platform supporting additional system enhancements (native apps for iPhone and Android, automatic driver routing, metered functionality via GPS, advanced reporting, mobile device payment and processing

Schedule info
Experience level: 
Intermediate
Drupal Version: 
Drupal 7.x