Abstract
During winter, scheduled bus services can experience delays in locations where extreme and persistent snowfall affect road conditions. Commuters rushing to school or work often choose more flexible modes like taxis. However, taxi fares are more expensive for a single passenger, most especially students. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a carpool application for taxi services in Hakodate, Japan. Considering the high level of shyness among Japanese university students, the application intends to facilitate serendipitous discovery and group formation among Japanese students expressing intent to take taxi services.
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Book title
9th EAI International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications and Services (MobiCASE 2018)
Pages
277-281
Date of issue
2018/02/28
Date of presentation
2018/02/28
Location
Osaka, Japan
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-90740-6_23
Citation
Briane Paul V. Samson, Yasuyuki Sumi. Taxi Dash: Serendipitous discovery of taxi carpool riders, 9th EAI International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications and Services (MobiCASE 2018), pp.277-281, 2018.