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Friday 10 January 2020

Development Of Smartphone Application: Impacts On Logistics And Transportation Industry

Advancements in technology have effectively changed the way we interact with machines. These advancements have successfully upgraded us from desktop websites to mobile apps. Due to this transformation, the importance of smartphones in our daily lives is only meant to be growing in the coming times. 

With the continuous advancements in technology, smartphones are no longer just a communication device as they used to be. It has become an inseparable part of our daily routine with its interactive technology medium. Mobile phones with their advanced features and technologies have turned into an easily accessible source of information and services for individual users as well as businesses. 

Industrial Growth to Be Backed by Rising Number of Apps in Smartphones

Today, the number of smartphone users across the globe is on the rise. Companies are also expanding their reach in both – the number of applications available in smartphones and better mobile functionalities. These comprehensive functionalities of smartphones make our lives convenient, right from booking tickets to ordering food, watching movies online to listening to your favorite songs, and so on. According to a research conducted, the worldwide revenue of the mobile app development industry in 2019 is US$462 billion. This is so because of the cumulative development in the technology. With the availability of high-speed internet and attractive user interface, mobile phones produce a remarkable change in the way we experience computing. 

Mobile apps have effectively taken stronghold over the transportation industry as well. The advancements in the technologies are encouraging this sector to embrace digitalization. Imagine booking a flight ticket to California sitting at your home in Los Angeles or tracking the real-time status of your courier by a single touch. This is something that our grandparents had never imagined. All thanks to the presence of smartphone apps. It transforms the ride-for-hire industry with the convenience of ridesharing and ride-sourcing applications like Quickride, Uber, and Ola. It also includes developing smarter navigation with traffic apps like Google Maps, Waze and INRIX. Transport booking apps are effectively changing the way passengers interact with the transportation system. 
Smartphone Apps: Bringing Revolutionary Changes In Transport Industry
A way back before the emergence of transport mobility, due to smaller marketplace and lesser demand, it was easier to maintain and dispatch the transport and logistics deliveries. But with the recent rise in investment and development in infrastructure has triggered far-reaching changes. It has efficiently increased the revenue of the transport industry and developed its network across the globe. This constant growth in the industry has not only presented a wide range of traveling and logistics options to the people but also increased the complexity of choosing a best-fit.