Welcome to our brand new series – The HackerNoon Company of the Week, where we feature the top tech brands from our tech company database, making their evergreen mark on the internet. This unique HackerNoon database ranks S&P 500 companies and top startups of the year alike. n n This week, we present our business blogging partnerinDrive (former inDriver, short for “Independent Drivers“) – a ride-hailing service with one big edge from its competitors: the fare for the trip is set by the passengers themselves! Who doesn’t like autonomy and self sovereignty ✊
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Meet inDrive: #FunFact
Did you know that inDrive started as a small community of independent drivers in Yakutsk? According to the inDrive’s ex-CTO: n
“As far as cab services were concerned, it was difficult and expensive to get a ride in Yakutsk before inDrive made its appearance on the scene. Things worked the old-fashioned way, and you had to call first and book a vehicle via the dispatcher and then wait a long time for the driver to arrive. n In the winter of 2012, several smart guys created a Vkontakte group called Community of Independent Drivers of Yakutsk. In it, you could indicate that you needed to go from point A to point B and leave your phone number. Then a caring driver who just happened to be headed that way might call you to arrange a ride.”
n From a small community of independent drivers to one of the top ride hailing services known globally, inDrive has come a long way!
inDrive’s Featured Business Stories on HackerNoon
inDrive.tech has shared some amazing content via the HackerNoon Business Blogging Program, and has generated 3 months 9 days 6 hours and 36 minutes of reading time! Here are our top 3 favorite stories by InDrive:
Understanding Dynamic Programming So You Can Use It Effectively
How We Automated the Verification of Car Photos
How to Run 5000+ Tests on Mobile Devices Everyday; From inDrive’s Playbook
That’s all this week, hackers! n Stay Creative, Stay Iconic. n TheHackerNoon Team