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Blockchain to Disrupt Uber

Ride sharing has become the most common industry almost in every part of the world. Today, more number of people choose to hire or rent a car for their travel. This has given raise to companies like Uber. At present, Uber serves as a middleman between the driver and the rider. The business operations are managed in a centralized hub and it has certain drawbacks too. Alike other industries, Blockchain is all set to disrupt car sharing industry like Uber. Implementing blockchain will benefit both the riders and drivers by creating a decentralized platform to connect with eachother directly without any intermediary.

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How Ride Sharing Works at Present ?

The present Uber system is centralized and there is no direct dealing between the rider and the driver. This has brought some challenges to the industry and the participants involved (rider and driver). To enhance the security and privacy, the existing system invests a huge millions of amount for various innovations, but it doesn’t yield the desired result. The current working ecosystem of cab services is centralized and the process is as follows.

The rider sends a ride request to the cab service company like Uber and the company receives the request
As per the riders request, the cab service provider will assign a specific car and driver for the rider.
The details of cab and driver is sent to the rider and they complete the ride.
Once the ride is done, the payment will be notified by the cab service provider and the rider has to pay for the ride.
Finally, cab service provider will take certain part of amount as commission and sends the money to the driver.

Challenges at Ride Sharing Platform

Cab services are in high demand in the today’s market and more advancements are introduced to give a better and secure experience for the riders and drivers. Despite making changes to bring high security, this ride sharing industry has some loopholes. Here are some of the major problems that exists in a ride sharing platform.

Intermediaries lead to High Cost

At present, when a rider books a cab, the cab company receives notification and they will allot a driver for the ride. In this case, the company charges certain share in the total ride’s price, hence customer will be charged more. In short, cab company serves as an intermediary between the driver and rider, resulting additional cost.

No Transparency

There is no transparency in the working process. The riders are not clearly said about how the cab company works and functions. There might be problems like sudden hike in price and the riders don’t get a clear understanding for surge in price.

Not Secure

The existing system doesn’t have a proper mechanism to take care of the safety of rider and driver. The chance for fraudulent activities and crime are high, despite having numerous verification.

Long Process

When a rider books a cab, it first goes to the service providers like Uber, and those providers will then assign a car for the rider. Though the process is easy, it involves middleman and might take few minutes for processing.

Blockchain Application For Ride Sharing

Implementing blockchain to the current cab sharing ecosystem would eliminate the need for a third party in the process. Smart Contract embedded with all the rules, regulations and required information will execute as per the functions defined.

The divers details will be built on IPFS on the permissioned blockchain. As the driver added to the network, smart contract notifies the legal rules and regulations to the drivers. Also, smart contract verifies that the driver abide to the rules and regulations specified in the smart contract. When the drivers licence expires, they will be notified to update the licence information on timely basis.
After drivers information, the riders profile will be created. Details such as name, phone number, address, mail address and an ID proof will be uploaded. The smart contract will follow certain legal formalities to ensure that the riders are no danger, for the safety of the drivers. This generates ratings for rider and driver, so that both the parties can decide whether or not to accept the ride.
Location of the driver and the number of seats available will be shared instantly to all the members in the network. This helps riders to book cab near to them and also the smart contract will fix a price for the ride based on specific factors like traffic, standard mile rate and type of car. This will make the process transparent and riders know the basis of price calculation.