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Sony jumps into Japan taxi market with AI app plans
Monday, 26th February 2018
Source : External source

Electronics giant Sony announced a plan last week to provide an AI-based ride-hailing system to Japanese cab companies, while another taxi firm said they were in talks with Uber on a tie-up.

Sony said it was planning a joint venture to offer artificial intelligence technology to six taxi operators, which currently own a total of 10,000 vehicles in Tokyo.

Technology - AI - Demand - Taxis - Companies

The technology would use AI to predict demand for taxis and allow companies to more efficiently mobilise their resources.

The companies will form a joint venture this spring to develop a taxi-hailing app, though Sony said further discussions would be held before any legally-binding agreement is inked.

Tuesday - Daiichi - Kotsu - Sangyo - Taxi

Also Tuesday, Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo, a taxi company based in southern Fukuoka prefecture, announced they are in talks to join hands with US ride-sharing titan Uber.

Taxi-hailing apps have found it challenging to crack the Japanese market, where risk-averse passengers prefer to stick to their high-quality traditional taxi service.

Taxi - Seconds - Japanese

Hailing a taxi rarely takes more than a few seconds in major Japanese...

(Excerpt) Read more at: phys.org 

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