The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will allow ride-sharing services to begin in urban areas starting next month under the management of taxi companies. I made it clear.
``Ride sharing'', in which regular drivers use private cars to transport people for a fee, is a system that can be implemented under the management of taxi companies when it is determined that there is a shortage of taxis in an area based on data from ride-hailing apps. was founded.
Based on this system, services will begin next month in some areas of four prefectures, including Tokyo, only on days of the week and at times determined by each region, but the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced today that eight new We have also announced a policy to allow the provision of services in local areas.
The following information was announced:
▽The Sapporo Transportation Area, which includes Sapporo City, etc.;
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The Prefecture South Central Transportation Area, which includes Sendai City, ▽Saitama
City, etc.; ▽The Chiba Transportation Area, which includes Chiba City;
▽ These are
the Osaka City Transportation Area, which includes Osaka City,
the Kobe City Transportation Area, which includes Kobe City, the Hiroshima Transportation Area,
which includes Hiroshima City, and the Fukuoka Transportation Area,
which includes Fukuoka City.
It is expected that the service will be available in these areas from May onwards, if taxi companies are willing.
In addition, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that even if there is no data available in other areas, if a local taxi company has the intention, they will be able to operate taxis within the operating area from 4:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays to 5:00 a.m. the following day. The government announced new policies such as allowing the service of taxis within 5% of the total number of taxis.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 29th that ride-sharing services will begin next month in urban areas, ``In areas where there are issues such as a lack of local transportation personnel and mobility, I hope that progress will be made in resolving the issues."