Systems and Methods for Vehicle Ridesharing Management

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor associated with a taxi fleet, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for taxi ridesharing management, the method comprising:

• receiving a first ride request from a first wireless mobile communications device of a first user, the first ride request including a first starting point and a first desired destination;
• calculating a first estimated pick-up time based on a first current location of a taxi in the fleet and the first starting point;
• sending a first confirmation to the first wireless mobile communications device, the first confirmation being configured to cause an indication of the calculated first estimated pick-up time to appear on a display of the first wireless mobile communications device;
• guiding the taxi to a first pick-up location for picking up the first user;
• receiving, after picking up the first user and before dropping off the first user at a first drop-off location, a second ride request from a second wireless mobile communications device of a second user, the second ride request including a second starting point and a second desired destination;
• calculating a second estimated pick-up time based on a second current location of the taxi and the second starting point;
• sending a second confirmation to the second wireless mobile communications device, the second confirmation configured to cause an indication of the calculated second estimated pick-up time to appear on a display of the second wireless mobile communications device;
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• guiding the taxi to a second pick-up location for picking up the second user before dropping off the first user at a place associated with the first drop-off location.