Yandex.Taxi has begun operating in Latvia with the launch of the taxi-hailing service in Riga, the company told Interfax.
Latvia is the first country in the European Union in which the Yandex.Taxi app has become available.
“We have long thought about going into the Baltic countries. The most proposals for cooperation are coming from Latvia, so we decided to start with Riga. Our technology and algorithms make taxis a convenient and inexpensive means of transport,” Yandex.Taxi director for international development Musheg Saakyan said.
Taxis can be ordered using mobile apps for iOS or Android. The interface of the app is available in Latvian, Russian, English and other languages. The service automatically determines the location of the user and sends the order to the driver who will arrive most quickly.
Some 200 vehicles from ten tax fleet partners are now connected to Yandex.Taxi and their number will grow, the company said.
