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There is a bus that comes to where you are and takes you to the place you want when you call it through the app like a taxi.

It is said to be a demand-response bus, and Gyeonggi Province recently said that it would expand this service, drawing attention.



Reporter Ha-jeong Park took the ride.



<Reporter> When



I call the bus after entering the departure and destination of the application on the street of Unjeong-si, Paju , Gyeonggi-do,



[(the bus) seems to ask me to come to a point where it is convenient to come along the line.] The bus arrives in



about 15 minutes came.


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Seats are pre-assigned and when you will be dropped off is indicated on the electronic display.



['Call taxi-type bus that moves by receiving calls' is easily explained.

'There may be cases where you turn around' (Altitude.)]



If a passenger with a similar direction of movement calls again from nearby, AI in the app changes the route and rides it.



[Paju resident A: There is no stop in the middle (it is convenient).

It's convenient for me because I tend to take my time.]



[Paju resident B: I use it often because transportation is not yet well prepared in the new apartment I moved in.] The



price is 1,450 won for an adult.



There are 10 buses in operation in Unjeong and Gyohwa New Towns in Paju, which are also transferable with other public transportation.



It was recognized as an area lacking public transportation, so it was possible to introduce such a demand-responsive transportation method, but the related industry objected.



[Lee Il-jae / President of Paju Private Taxi Association, Gyeonggi-do: The mode of operation is like a taxi, and the fare is charged for the city bus.

(Demand-response bus operation) can be said to be a taxi business.

Then, there is a problem with our right to live.]



Recently, Gyeonggi Province announced that it would expand this demand-response bus to Suwon and Goyang, etc., but it is a policy that special regulations will be applied so that it does not have to be in areas lacking public transportation or in rural and fishing villages.



As the service expands, conflicts with existing transportation providers such as taxis and buses may arise



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It seems necessary to think about the need to be accessible to more citizens.



(Video coverage: Shin Dong-hwan, editing: Kim Cho-ah, CG: Seo Hyun-joong, Sung Jae-eun)