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Residents of cities with heavy traffic and limited parking spaces prefer to use rented cars, taxis, public transport and bicycles instead of buying a vehicle. Development of a mobile application for renting a car or ordering a taxi is the right choice for a modern transport company.
Let’s see what the functionality of the developed application depends on. First, let’s see who it is created for. The first option is an established car rental business or a taxi service. In this case, the development of the application takes place taking into account the processes already established in the company. The second option is that you need an app for a car rental startup, a travel companion service, or a new taxi service that will hit the market right away with its own app.
The second factor that should not be forgotten is the distance. Will your service cover movement only within the city boundaries or do you want to offer intercity directions?
The third factor is choosing the platforms you need. Most companies need to develop an application for renting a car or calling a taxi for Android, iOS or both platforms. Some also create an application for Windows Phone.
It is a mistake to believe that work on an application begins directly with its development. This is only true for simple applications like a calculator. We are designing a service, so the applications for renting a car or calling a taxi are just the tip of the iceberg.
Development should start with a description of all the scenarios of interaction between users and the service, on the basis of which the API will be designed and built. Only after a clear understanding of all the processes that the service should automate, we can proceed directly to the development. Having an API, in the future you can easily integrate new client applications, regardless of the platform on which they will be implemented.
