s ▁customers ▁with ▁transport ation , ▁goods ▁and ▁services . ▁Custom ers ▁can ▁order ▁a ▁tax i ▁or ▁cou rier ▁either ▁through ▁the ▁company ' s ▁website , ▁or ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁company ' s ▁G PS - based ▁smart phone ▁app . ▁ ▁The ▁app ▁was ▁first ▁developed ▁and ▁popular ized ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁company ▁Get T axi . ▁The ▁app ▁is ▁compatible ▁with ▁iPhone ▁and ▁Android ▁platforms . ▁G ett ▁currently ▁oper ates ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 ▁cities ▁across ▁Israel , ▁Russia ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Get T axi ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁entrepr ene urs ▁Shah ar ▁W ais er ▁and ▁Ro i ▁More . ▁W ais er ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁during ▁a ▁thirty - min ute ▁wait ▁for ▁a ▁tax i ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California . ▁Get T axi ' s ▁beta ▁version ▁in ▁ ▁Heb rew ▁started ▁operating ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁service ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Get T axi ▁branch ed ▁out ▁to ▁Moscow , ▁and ▁opened ▁their ▁first ▁USA ▁offices ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁M ash able ▁predicted ▁" This ▁App ▁Will ▁Revolution ize ▁the ▁NY C ▁Tax i ▁Exper ience ". ▁ ▁By ▁June ▁