Hailo

See also: Hailo Technologies

Free Now
IndustryTaxi management
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011) in London, United Kingdom
FoundersRussel Hall
Gary Jackson
Terry Runham
Jay Bregman
Caspar Woolley
Ron Zeghibe
FateAcquired
SuccessormyTaxi
Headquarters
London
New York City
ProductsTaxi e-hailing marketplace, mobile commerce network
Websitehailoapp.com

Hailo was a British technology platform[1] that matched taxi drivers and passengers through its mobile phone application.[2][3][4][5][6] Founded in London in 2011, the Hailo taxi service was available in 16 cities (as of December 2013).

By May 2013, Hailo had enabled more than three million rides for passengers from over 30,000 registered taxi drivers.[7]

The Hailo Passenger App was available as a free download from the App Store and Google Play for both iOS and Android devices.[2][3][7][8]

In late 2016, Hailo was absorbed by myTaxi, a German e-hailing company belonging to Daimler Financial Services, to form the largest e-hailing operator. The resulting company, branded mytaxi, is based in Hamburg.[9]

By July 1, 2019, mytaxi was rebranded to Free Now serving over 100 European cities including Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Paris, and London.[10][11] Free Now customer care and support teams operate from Dublin, Hamburg, Madrid, Warsaw among other European countries.

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  2. ^ a b Warman, Matt (26 January 2012), "Hailo Android app review", The Telegraph, London, retrieved 21 June 2013
  3. ^ a b "Your friendly neighbourhood app", The Economist, 27 October 2012, retrieved 21 June 2013
  4. ^ New York May Let People Hail Cabs With Smartphones, ABC News, retrieved 21 June 2013
  5. ^ Brustein, Joshua (11 May 2012), "The Push to Make Cab Rides Smarter", The New York Times, retrieved 21 June 2013
  6. ^ In New York, Taxi Apps Raise Objections From Competitors, NPR, retrieved 21 June 2013
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ENT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference TC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ mytaxi and Hailo join forces to create Europe's largest taxi e-hailing company, retrieved 9 February 2017[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Quann, Jack. "MyTaxi to rebrand as 'Free Now' on July 2nd". Newstalk. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. ^ staff, Digital Desk (2 July 2019). "Taxi app mytaxi rebrands to FREE NOW from today". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 December 2020.