Mechanical taximeter
Physical equipment connected to the vehicle, based on dedicated hardware components and installation.
VV SOFT METER · DIGITAL INNOVATION
The taximeter becomes software.
VV SOFT METER develops the essential functions of measurement and fare calculation into an independent, multi-operator, verifiable and secure software product.
A technological direction based on international developments in soft meters, GPS technology and the modernization of transport fare-calculation systems.
SOFT METER ARCHITECTURE
PRODUCTIZATION
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GPS SIGNAL
POSITION
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MEASUREMENT
DISTANCE + TIME
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TARIFF ENGINE
RULES
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CALCULATION
FARE
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TRACEABILITY
VERIFIABLE
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
A modernization direction already being examined internationally.
In September 2024, the International Association of Transportation Regulators published the report “Modernizing The Taximeter — Soft Meters & Differentiated Pricing: Steering Taxicabs into the Future.”
The report examines the transition from traditional taximeters to software-based systems operating on smartphones or tablets and using GPS technology for distance measurement and fare calculation.
IATR
SEPTEMBER 2024
INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE
Modernizing The Taximeter
Soft Meters & Differentiated Pricing: Steering Taxicabs into the Future
The IATR report is used as an international reference and documentary source. It does not constitute certification, authorization or approval of the VV SOFT METER product.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE TAXIMETER
From mechanics to software.
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Electronic taximeter
Digital fare calculation, while remaining dependent on dedicated hardware and specific configuration.
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Soft Meter
The measurement and fare-calculation function moves into a software-based system using GPS and mobile technology.
VV SOFT METER
Global direction. Independent engineering.
VV SOFT METER is not simply a fare formula transferred into an application. It is being designed as an independent, auditable, secure and integrable digital system.
Independent of the order source
The measurement and fare engine is designed to operate regardless of whether the service originates from an application, dispatch center, telephone request or is initiated directly.
Multi-operator architecture
Operators, vehicles, users, tariffs and permissions are managed separately within the same technological infrastructure.
Verifiable calculation
Distance, time, waiting periods, tariff parameters and relevant events are retained so the calculation can be reconstructed.
GPS integrity
Filtering implausible positions, managing GPS interruptions and identifying scenarios consistent with positioning manipulation.
Backend & API
The product is designed for integration with other digital systems without losing control over its own measurement and calculation engine.
Security by Design
Access control, communication protection, event logging, traceability and independent security assessment.
DIGITAL ENGINE
From GPS position to a verifiable result.
GPS
Positioning
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DISTANCE
Measurement
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TIME
Waiting
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TARIFF
Rules
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FARE
Calculation
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TRACE
Verification
SECURITY BY DESIGN
Trust in the result begins with data integrity.
For a software-based meter, security is not an optional feature. GPS data, tariff parameters and information used to determine the fare must be protected against unauthorized intervention.
ROLE-BASED ACCESS
GPS ANOMALY DETECTION
TRACEABILITY
SECURE API
EVENT LOGGING
PENETRATION TESTING
PROJECT STAGE
From technological core to an independent product.
Productization
Separation and consolidation of the measurement and fare-calculation engine.
Multi-operator
Data isolation and separate administration for multiple operators.
Android & iOS
Mobile applications prepared for testing and technical validation.
Security
Strengthening protection, logging and traceability mechanisms.
Independent audit
Independent cybersecurity audit and penetration testing.
Controlled pilot
Technical validation planned on approximately 20–30 vehicles.
MARKET INTRODUCTION
Technology and regulation must evolve together.
VV SOFT METER is being developed as a technology product and prepared for technical testing, security validation and controlled pilot use.
Commercial use of VV SOFT METER as a taximeter is subject to the regulatory, metrological, fiscal and certification requirements applicable in each jurisdiction.
Market introduction will therefore depend on compliance with the legal and technical requirements applicable in the country where the product is intended to operate.
INSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY CONTEXT
Taximeter modernization is already part of institutional dialogue.
In the Republic of Moldova, the digitalization of measurement, fare calculation and fiscalization processes in taxi transport has been addressed through dialogue between industry participants and public authorities.
This context demonstrates the relevance of the issue and the need to examine modern technological solutions, without constituting authorization or commercial approval of VV SOFT METER.
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MIDR
Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development
In its institutional response dated 31 March 2026, MIDR noted that expanding the use of digital systems and reducing dependence on physical taximeters reflects modernization trends, and examined a possible regulatory wording that includes authorized software taximeters.
TECHNOLOGICAL DIRECTION EXAMINED
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Institutional position on the proposed regulatory change
In its official response within the examination process, the Ministry of Finance communicated its support for the proposed amendment to Article 80(3) of the Road Transport Code.
REGULATORY CONTEXT IN DEVELOPMENT
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PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Public consultations on the legal framework
On 5 May 2026, public consultations were announced on the “Legal framework for the fiscalization of payments in taxi transport”, confirming that modernization of the sector's regulatory framework is under institutional consideration.
Official source ↗Important distinction. The documents, institutional responses and public consultations presented above confirm the existence of dialogue regarding modernization of the regulatory framework. They do not constitute authorization, certification, metrological approval or commercial approval of VV SOFT METER.
GLOBAL DIRECTION · LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Global direction. Local engineering.
VV SOFT METER aims to transform an international technological direction into an independent, secure and verifiable software product developed in the Republic of Moldova.