To address your implied security concern.
You can potentially expand the Gcab application to include everyone,
not just cab companies. In our current energy crisis, people can share
their ride to work with total strangers, or even people they loosely
know, to share the cost of transportation.
I developed a Pay Your Way Hitchhiking cell phone concept, and the
series of events that would make this possible; including security
features.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/jamesbdunn?p=239
Basically, Gcab has developed the basic tools to make this possible,
except for the security feature needed to prevent abuse. Which I
suspect the camera on the cell phone could implement the needed
security.
Essentially, the concept is that if you are wanting to go from A to B,
you start the Gtransport application. You enter where you want to go
either directly, from a favorites, or a lookup. Then you post how
much you will pay for the trip and when you need to travel. The
application posts your offer and participating users who want to share
a ride, and participating cab drivers, see your offer.
That's the rudiment, but the much more detailed version is posted at
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/jamesbdunn?p=239
Which also includes security, how money is made by the software
provider, ... with additional features like carrying packages without
a passenger, supporting other industries, ....
> News Title: "Mill Avenue bank robber may have escaped in taxi"
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