MyTeksi, Malaysia’s First Mobile Taxi Hailing Service

In partnership with Maxis, MyTeksi launched the new MyTeksi passenger application, the first Mobile Taxi Hailing service in Malaysia that enable commuters to ‘hail’ taxis easily while on-the-go on their smartphones and tablets (iOS and Android), or simply by sending an SMS.

This innovative MyTeksi Mobile Taxi Hailing service is powered by Maxis’ Machine-to-Machine (“M2M”) technology and leverages on Maxis’ strength as the widest 3G and 2G network service provider In Malaysia.

“Taxi passengers using the MyTeksi iOS app, Android app or SMS service would be able to get confirmation on their request within three minutes. In addition, they are given the taxi number plate, name of the driver, estimated time of arrival, and the fare in advance, ensuring safety and transparency”, said Chew Wei Chuan, MyTeksi’s General Manager.

Major taxi companies, associations, and cooperatives, besides Comfort Taxi are already in the process of testing the MyTeksi solution.

MyTeksi’s iOS and Android application can be downloaded for free. For bookings via SMS, just send an SMS to 36881 with the following information (standard SMS charges apply):

TEKSI<space>Pick-up Address<space>#Drop-off Address<space>#Remarks

Example: Teksi Jaya33 PJ #Mid Valley #Waiting at lobby