Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ
@taxiye_bot
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Taxiye is an East African ride-hailing service that takes bookings through Telegram as well as its app: order a car, watch it approach and rate the driver, in the cities it covers in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Key features
- Order a taxi without installing a separate app
- Real-time tracking of the car on its way
- Driver rating after the trip
- The same dispatch service as the Taxiye passenger app
- Listed by the company itself next to its 6055 booking line
What Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ does
Taxiye is an app-based taxi service built in Ethiopia that also lets you order a car straight from Telegram. The company's own Facebook page lists the Telegram bot alongside its 6055 booking line as a way to get a ride, which is what makes this bot the service's own front end rather than a third-party tool built on top of it.
What you get is the familiar ride-hailing loop: request a car, watch it approach in real time, take the trip, and rate the driver afterwards. The passenger app on Google Play describes Taxiye as a daily-commute service and a travel partner for other occasions, and the company has grown beyond its home market into Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
The Telegram route mainly saves an installation. If Telegram is already on the phone, a ride can be ordered without adding another app, which matters on a shared or low-storage device and on a slow connection. The limits are geographic and linguistic: rides exist only in the cities Taxiye actually serves, and the bot speaks English only. Rides are paid for individually, there is no free tier and no subscription.
How to start
- Open @taxiye_bot in Telegram and send /start
- Share your pickup location
- Set the destination and confirm the request
- Follow the assigned car and rate the driver after the ride
Pricing and limits
Paid
Pros / Cons
- Booking a ride without adding another app to the phone
- The bot is named by the company on its own official page
- Real-time tracking and driver rating, as in the app
- Rides exist only in the East African cities Taxiye serves
- Every trip is paid for, there is no free tier
- No monthly-user count shown on the Telegram profile
Alternatives
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Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 7 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 4 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 4 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 6 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 8 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 63.5 |
FAQ
Is this the official Taxiye bot?
Yes, the company's own Facebook page names the Telegram bot as a way to book, alongside its 6055 line.
Where can I actually take a ride?
In the cities Taxiye covers, the service started in Ethiopia and has expanded to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Does using the bot cost anything on its own?
Opening it costs nothing, you pay for the ride itself and there is no free tier for trips.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
