Taxi Fleets Benefit from Wireless Technology Developed by Amos Tamam
Amos Tamam has important experience in the taxi industry. It began in the early 1980’s in a taxi fleet garage in New York City. Back then, he first repaired taxis. He then set out to improve fleet management and fuel management for taxi fleet proprietors. Today, he persists to be part of the industry, in a unmatched way.
Amos Tamam has come a long way, literally and figuratively, since completing his electrical engineering education at Tel Aviv University. Arriving in the United States in the early ’80s, he proceeded to gain employment repairing taxis in a fleet garage in New York City. This introduction to the taxi industry was all the impetus he needed to propel his career forward.
Today, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Verifone Transportation Systems, Inc. Amos Tamam’s knowledge of taxi cabs: fixing them, taxi meters, fleet management, and fuel management give him a well-rounded view of the problems fleet owners face. This knowledge and understanding led him to spearhead the development of a wireless technology for processing credit cards to pay cab fares. Verifone provides the technology and systems that enable taxis to accept credit card payments.
The system offered assures a cab driver no longer has to maintain big sums of cash on hand. This deters robbery and theft in the cab environment. This is one aspect of what Verifone Transportation Systems, Inc. offers fleet owners. The Company’s solutions deliver mobile payment, navigation, dispatch, text messaging, and real-time information delivery capabilities to fleets. Verifone’s focus is cost effective strategies for managing and controlling fleet and mobile payment acceptance operations.
Amos Tamam extends his commitment to serving the taxi industry. He is in discussions to present his wireless technology for cab fare payments to fleets in other U.S. cities. His dedication to technological invention propels his taxi industry efforts. He works to ensure Verifone Transportation Systems, Inc. is the leading developer of new innovations in the industry.











