"Don't Get Lost When Calling a Taxi" KakaoT Recommends Good Spots to Catch a Taxi

Kakao Mobility announced on the 10th that it will introduce a feature that recommends taxi boarding locations to prevent mismatches between drivers and passengers when calling a Kakao T taxi at large buildings. Initially, this feature will be launched at major international airports, train stations, and large buildings, with plans to expand its coverage.

The 'Taxi Boarding Location Recommendation' feature suggests the best entrance to board a taxi when calling one at large buildings with multiple entrances, such as airports, train stations, express bus terminals, and large shopping complexes. When the taxi call screen is activated in a large building, the entrance closest to the user's current location is recommended as the departure point, allowing passengers unfamiliar with the building to quickly meet their driver without confusion. In particular, airports can specify exact locations by separating departure and arrival floor gates.

Kakao Mobility analyzed big data on boarding locations frequently used by passengers based on taxi calls over the past year. Using this data, along with actual entrance and exit locations and navigation guide coordinates, the recommended entrance locations were selected. Locations where boarding taxis is difficult due to fences separating sidewalks and roads, bus stops, no-parking zones, crosswalks or intersections, and school zones were excluded from recommendations as much as possible.

Ryu Geung-seon, CEO of Kakao Mobility, said, “We will continue to invest persistently in taxi-based technologies such as precise positioning and location correction to provide more sophisticated mobility services.”

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