System and method for allocating vehicles in ride-sharing systems

A vehicle allocation method, comprising:

• receiving, by a server from a passenger device of a passenger in a geographical location over a communication network, a first phone call for booking a ride, wherein the first phone call is initiated by the passenger via the passenger device on a phone number associated with a pick-up location of the passenger in the geographical location;
• executing, by the server, an automatic disconnection of the first phone call;
• establishing, by the server with the passenger device over the communication network, a second phone call in response to the disconnected first phone call, wherein the second phone call is an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) call for providing a set of options selectable by the passenger;
• receiving, by the server from the passenger device, a first response indicating an option selected by the passenger from the set of options during the second phone call;
• communicating, by the server to the passenger during the second phone call, a second response indicating a share-ride fare of the ride based on the first response;
• receiving, by the server from the passenger device, a third response indicating a confirmation of the booking for the ride based on the communicated share-ride fare_in the second response;
• and
• allocating, by the server, a vehicle to the passenger for the ride based on the third response.