Taxi Technology
All our vehicles are fitted for GPS (Global Positioning System using satellites) using the Auriga CT3000 taxi system.This means that the satellites are constantly tracking all the taxis and pinpointing the exact position as they move around the city (to within forty feet). This enables the computer to match the best positioned taxi for the job and then automatically sends the job information to the drivers Data-Unit in the taxi. The driver is also able to interrogate the Data-Unit for various information such as the position in queue in the area he or she is in ( the City is divided into sixty two sub-areas) and is able to search other areas of the City to see how many taxis are in that area and if there are jobs waiting to be dispatched. General messages are also sent out.
When you first call Bristol Streamline Taxis 9264001 your telephone number appears on the telephonist computer screen (unless you have witheld your number). The telephonist takes your address details and types it into the computer Data-Base.
The job is then automatically dispatched to the nearest taxi via the taxi Data-Unit. The next time you call is when the technology takes place because the computer recognises your telephone number, and with a split second of the telephonist answering your call, automatically displays your address details on the computer screen.
The job is then automatically dispatched to the nearest taxi via the taxi Data-Unit. The next time you call is when the technology takes place because the computer recognises your telephone number, and with a split second of the telephonist answering your call, automatically displays your address details on the computer screen.
The advantage of this sytem is that we can guarantee that we always have your exact address details such as "Third bell up on the right". Of course you must first give us such details so that it is recorded in the computer....then there is no need to keep repeating this information.
Another leap forward is what we call "Call Back". This is the facility to alert you that the taxi is outside your address by the driver pressing "C" on the Data-Unit. This sends a signal to the office telephone computer which then rings your telephone twice. This is the notification to you that your taxi awaits you outside. This "Call Back" system is a great help to the driver when it is difficult to park the taxi. You will be informed of "Call Back" as and when it is offered to you.
Another leap forward is what we call "Call Back". This is the facility to alert you that the taxi is outside your address by the driver pressing "C" on the Data-Unit. This sends a signal to the office telephone computer which then rings your telephone twice. This is the notification to you that your taxi awaits you outside. This "Call Back" system is a great help to the driver when it is difficult to park the taxi. You will be informed of "Call Back" as and when it is offered to you.
