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Mytaxi app gets London launch following Hailo merger

Taxi app mytaxi has launched in London today, after merging with London taxi app Hailo in July 2016.

Free to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play, the app allows users to order a licensed black cab.

Founded in Germany in 2009, mytaxi was the world’s first taxi app and now boasts over 100,000 affiliated taxis and over 10 million downloads across nine countries.

Andrew Pinnington, CEO of mytaxi said: “We are delighted to be able to bring mytaxi’s market leading technology to London, where the iconic black cab is an inextricable part of the city’s heritage.

“The mytaxi focus is on combining knowledge of what our customers need with real-time data to help our passengers move freely within the cities we service.

“We look to work in harmony with our drivers, and the cities and countries in which we operate to facilitate better movement in challenging and congested urban environments”.

Andy Jones, mytaxi’s General Manager for the UK, added: “We’re thrilled that, following a lot of hard work over the last few months to migrate drivers and passengers across from the Hailo app, mytaxi has now officially launched in London.

“The result, the latest technology matched with the best in taxi driver expertise, will provide Londoners with a black cab with just one tap”.