special projectExperiment: recreating movie scenes in a real life taxi
Scenes from famous movies in a Moscow taxi
In movies taxis often become settings. But what would it look like if everything happened in real life? In order to find out, in cooperation with we did an experiment «Yandex.Taxi»: installed cameras, recreated scenes from famous movies and looked at drivers’ reaction.
All taxis were called real time. Drivers did not know about the shooting and were not familiar with passengers.
«Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason», 2004
Link to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6SfWAXSrY&t=30s; 00:04 - 01:12
Not every passenger is ready to listen to taxi driver’s advice, but in our case it’s just the opposite.
«Total Recall», 1990
Link to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWgrvNHjKkY; 00:01 - 00:37
Waking up in a Moscow taxi in 2016, the hero, who lost his memory, learns about the internet, navigators and monument to prince Vladimir.
«Deadpool», 2016
Link to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7mj6LZ-z74&t=67s; 00:02 - 01:53
A passenger wearing red and black costume of a superhero is discussing lofty matters in a taxi.
«Friends with Benefits», 2011
Link to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neGbhxAvtZk; 00:00 - 00:28
When there’s almost no time left before a meeting, and you really need to look good, you can do it anywhere — in a taxi, in our case.
«The Fifth Element», 1997
Link to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8WLYzA0lCs; 00:00- 01:00
Finding common language with a taxi driver is not always easy, especially if you are talking about «big badabum» on the language of humanoids.
«Rush Hour 3», 2007
Link to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WS8Wo0SABE&t=8s; 00:20 - 01:24
When the masters of race get down to business, shouting and shooting are common things.
«Yandex.Taxi» works only with official car parks and makes sure that drivers adhere to the standards of the company. Before working with clients, they take an exam on knowing the details and procedures of the service, the Russian language and the city. Specialists check the car’s condition remotely every three days. If the car does not correspond to requirements, it is blocked. Service employees can check a car without notice. Moreover, a driver can be checked by a secret passenger anytime.
The number of orders a taxi driver gets depends on his rating, based on results of exams, passengers’ reviews, his punctuality and other factors.
In Moscow, St Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod and Chelyabinsk there are training centres for drivers. Moreover, once can study and take a test exam remotely on the website driver.yandex.ru.
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