computer science

Gett

Gett is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gett rather than just read about it. In short: GT GETTAXI (UK) LIMITED, also know as Gett and previously known as GetTaxi, is an Israeli B2B Ground Transportation Management (GTM) platform and marketplace, and B2C ride-hailing app headquartered in London, and owned by GT GetTaxi (UK) Limited In May 2024, it was reported that Pango would purchase the "Gett" transportation service application at a price of approximately 175 million dollars. History GetTaxi was fou…

Key takeaways

Gett belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gett to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gett from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

GT GETTAXI (UK) LIMITED, also know as Gett and previously known as GetTaxi, is an Israeli B2B Ground Transportation Management (GTM) platform and marketplace, and B2C ride-hailing app headquartered in London, and owned by GT GetTaxi (UK) Limited In May 2024, it was reported that Pango would purchase the "Gett" transportation service application at a price of approximately 175 million dollars.

History GetTaxi was founded by Israeli entrepreneurs Shahar Waiser and Roi More. In the summer of 2009, Waiser came up with the idea during a thirty-minute wait for a taxi to the airport in Palo Alto, California. GetTaxi's beta version in Hebrew started operating in Tel Aviv two years later, in the summer of 2011, and the service was launched in London in August 2011. In March 2012, GetTaxi branched out to Moscow, and opened its first United States offices in New York City. In May 2016, the Volkswagen Group invested $300 million in Gett. In 2017 Gett acquired Juno, a ride-hailing company primarily operating in New York City. Gett sold Juno in November 2019 in an agreement with Lyft, that saw Gett form a partnership with Lyft. Gett's marketplace model saw further partnerships with Ola in 2020, and Curb Mobility in 2021. In May 2024, Pango announced its acquisition of Gett and its operations in Israel and internationally for $175 million. The deal is subject to the approval of the Competition Commissioner. In April 2026, Lyft agreed to acquire Gett's UK operations for £40 million. Upon completion, the Gett team was to transfer to Freenow by Lyft, Lyft's European mobility platform.

Partnership with the Volkswagen Group In May 2016, Volkswagen Group announced that it would invest $300 million in Gett, allowing the company to grow its operations across European markets, as well as marking the first foray into the mobility space by the Volkswagen Group.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gett

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gett claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gett before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gett ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gett

In research: Gett appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gett in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gett is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Android (operating system) software, British companies established in 2010, Israeli companies established in 2010, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gett outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gett in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gett means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gett out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gett in simple terms?

Why does Gett matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gett?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gett.