Eyita Business Solution Plc comes up with alternative sharing economy concept on the transport service.
The company joined the ride hailing industry with Right Ride (RR) brand said that it has already registered over four thousand drivers in the capital.
Temesgen Hussein, Managing Director of Eyita, said that the company has come up with alternative and attractive products that benefit drivers and their customers.
At a meeting the company officials discussed with drivers that it called ‘partner drivers.’ Eyita representatives said that the new products that the company introduced are more attractive for all stakeholders.
According to the plan the company will introduce an app that will allow RR drivers to add more customers under ‘ride sharing’ service on their way to transport a customer that they picked up earlier.
“In this scheme drivers will earn more income and at the same time customers will get discount since the new added up passenger will share some sort of their charges that they are supposed to pay,” Temesgen said.
Temesgen also said that it has already partnered with one of the biggest oil dealer in the country National Oil Compnay (NOC) to get different incentives for the drivers.
“Based on their performance in the RR operation drivers will be awarded a discount rate up to free gift from NOC motor oil and other services,” Temesgen explained.
He added that similar benefits and bonuses like internet data gift will also be provided by the ride hailing company.
The company has also provided smaller service charges compared with other similar companies that are operating in the country.
“We know the market percentage in terms of service charge and we have offered our rate that we considered affordable for transporters,” the Managing Director says adding “the percentage rate is not a promotional rate but it will continue as it is.”
Eyita Business Solution was in different business for a decade. The company disclosed that in the past two years it was undertaking a survey to introduce RR.
Temesgen said that internationally experienced individuals involved on the app development, “and it has different relevant features like low connectivity service, SOS and street pick up that will be easily operated by the drivers and customers.”
He concluded that the service is free from service charge for the first three months starting from early this week.
