eCabs Technologies CEO Matthew Bezzina joined Google Maps and other strategic partners in addressing mobility tech leaders at a summit in Barcelona on Wednesday.
The Leaders In Logistics Summit connects major stakeholders in mobility and logistics from across the globe.
Through unique insights, case studies, and innovation showcases, the event is where senior leaders from Amazon, DHL, Royal Mail, and other operators meet to shape the future of the industry.
Bezzina shared the panel floor with Google Maps Head of Southern Europe Nicola Dalmazzo, Matteo Turani from OniGroup, and Gulliver’s Stefano Capoferri to discuss how integrating the Google Maps Platform is revolutionising the eCabs’ product.
Earlier this year, eCabs announced a pioneering strategic partnership with global tech giant Google.
The partnership, signed at the Google’s Italy offices in Milan, has seen eCabs integrate several of Google’s industry-leading tools into its ride-hailing tech stack, revolutionising its products and powering several new innovation projects.
The strategic collaboration has empowered all eCabs ride-hailing products to harness the Google Maps Mobility Platform, the global tech giant’s hyper-intelligent fleet and route management engine.
This integration means ride-hailing tech platforms developed by eCabs will now boast best-in-class geo-location tools and smart route management systems, for optimised user, driver, and city partners experience.
In practice, this means eCabs will be better placed to navigate traffic globally, create optimised routes, and shorten waiting and riding times.
eCabs is only the second ever B2B private hire passenger mobility tech provider globally to integrate Google’s mapping tech stack for ride-hailing purposes.
Speaking during the panel, Bezzina said eCabs is a company that was born in the smallest EU member state with the densest road network and the highest car ownership per capita – making it a unique sandbox for rolling out and testing ride-hailing technology.
The integration of Google Maps Platform is a major next step in eCabs’ journey.
“Partnering with Google, the undisputed world leader in global mapping and route management technology, is an endorsement, not only of eCabs’ mission to be an important player in the international ride-hailing market but of the high standards of our dedicated and capable team. It signals that we are competing at the highest level in a complex and challenging global industry,” Bezzina concluded.
