Flat-rate vehicle dispatch service for small movements To start next year in Shibuya November 13, 18:25
A new ride-hailing service that allows you to use a dedicated compact car or bus for a fixed amount will start next year in Shibuya, Tokyo, so that you can use it for small trips in the city center such as shopping around your workplace or home.
This vehicle dispatch service is operated in collaboration with Hakuhodo, a major advertising agency, and Mitsui & Co., a major trading company, and a presentation was held at a commercial facility in Shibuya Ward on the 13th.
With this service, users can request a vehicle dispatch through a dedicated app, and then get on a dedicated small car or minibus nearby.
If the time zone or travel route overlaps with other users, you can ride in the same car, and if you pay a fixed monthly fee, you can ride as much as you want.
The service will start in Shibuya Ward next year, and the company that operates it is expected to be used for short-distance travel such as shopping in areas where the number of route buses is low, or around home or work.
In addition, we will consider a sharing service for electric wheelchairs so that elderly people can enjoy going out.
Shigetaka Murase, CEO of a bus company that cooperates with the ride-hailing service, said, "As the number of people working from home increases, we want to improve the efficiency of moving to nearby places within 2 km, which will lead to the bustle of a new city." I did.