the mobility app Yango, which has been operating in Angola since April 2022, reached province of Benguela with an innovative app-based transport service and opportunities for drivers and local transport companies.
According to the company, in an official statement, the private taxi application will bring all the advantages of cutting-edge technology to the municipalities on the Benguela coast, which guarantee passengers an agile, economical and safe service. For local drivers and transport operators, Yango brings an innovative business model that enables high income and strong business growth.
To formalize the launch in the province, Yango presented to local authorities the innovations that the application has brought to the Angolan market, such as the use of its own maps and the route calculation system that significantly reduces costs not only for passengers, but also for drivers, who will now be able to work based on a “chain of orders”, with consecutive trips.
At the end of the meeting, the Provincial Director of Transport and Mobility assumed that “Yango's arrival is creating great expectations” in Benguela.
"We have a high demand for passenger services and also many personalized taxi operators who need support to make their service profitable by reducing, for example, waiting times between trips. Mobility in the transport sector is always an issue to be resolved and I believe that Yango can be part of the solution”, commented Cátia Cachuco.
The director also welcomed Yango's business model, focused on creating jobs and “in the development of the region’s business fabric”, through partnerships with transport companies that manage the driver’s license.
For Ivan Mugimbo, Director of Yango in Angola, as of today, the Lobito – Baía Farta axis has an innovative app-based transport service available that, in the last year and a half, has gained the preference of Luanda residents. Yango's cutting-edge technology offers passengers a robust and reliable urban transport system that guarantees the quality, efficiency and safety of rides, in addition to offering highly competitive prices and superior returns to drivers who use Yango.”
The Yango app is available in Portuguese for iOS and Android and integrates unique features in the Angolan market, such as races with multiple destinations, SOS button for emergencies, route sharing with family and friends in real time, and even blocking drivers with a large number of negative comments or recurring driving violations, detected by the application's monitoring system.
Users also have a service center at their disposal where they can ask questions or make suggestions, report any inconvenience or even recover a forgotten object in the vehicle. These tools will significantly improve the quality of urban transport in the province of Benguela.
Yango guarantees the quality of the service, through constant monitoring of the rating that customers give to drivers at the end of each trip. Users will also have a customer service center at their disposal, from which they can ask questions, report any inconvenience or even recover a forgotten cell phone, for example.
Unlike other online transport services, Yango has a unique technology that allows it to offer features that did not exist in the Angolan market – such as selecting multiple destinations. The application also uses its own maps and innovative route calculation systems that significantly reduce service costs, not only for passengers, but also for drivers, who will now be able to work on the basis of a “chain order”. This feature allows drivers to save a lot of time searching for new customers, as they can head to the next stop before finishing their current trip.
