Hyundai Motor Company Operates 'Idong Care Ttokbus' on Daebudo Island, Ansan City

Hyundai Motor Company is taking the lead in improving mobility rights for transportation-vulnerable individuals with limited mobility through the provision of mobility services.

On the 30th, Hyundai Motor held the ‘Daebudo Mobility Care Ddokbus Opening Ceremony for Transportation-Vulnerable Individuals’ at Ansan City Daebu Culture Center, attended by key stakeholders including Kim Soo-young, Head of Hyundai Motor MCS Lab (Executive Director), Lee Min-geun, Mayor of Ansan, Lee Hoe-soo, Executive Director of Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation, and Lee Jeong-sul, Secretary General of the Citizens’ Coalition for Safety and Life Practice.

On the 7th, Hyundai Motor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Mobility Support Project for Transportation-Vulnerable Individuals with Ansan City, Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation, Gyeongwon Passenger Transport, and the Citizens’ Coalition for Safety and Life Practice. They agreed to cooperate in utilizing the Mobility Care Ddokbus, based on Demand Responsive Transit (DRT), to enhance mobility convenience for transportation-vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children within Daebudo.

Accordingly, Hyundai Motor will provide two Mobility Care Ddokbus vehicles and cover operating expenses for the next three years. These vehicles are large vans equipped with wheelchairs (Solati 7-seater) designed for mobility convenience and will operate daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Mobility Care Ddokbus can only be booked via the ‘Ddokta’ application by transportation-vulnerable individuals such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children. Ddokta is a Gyeonggi Province-customized mobility platform developed by Hyundai Motor based on ‘Shuckle,’ an AI-integrated Demand Responsive Transit service. Users enter their departure and arrival locations to receive vehicle dispatches on routes that reflect real-time demand and traffic conditions, allowing convenient travel to their desired destinations.

Meanwhile, since March, Hyundai Motor has been actively improving public transportation usage environments not only for transportation-vulnerable individuals but also for local residents by operating four demand-responsive vehicles available for general public use in the Daebudo area.

A Hyundai Motor official stated, “We hope that the operation of the Mobility Care Ddokbus will greatly assist those who face difficulties in mobility,” adding, “We will continue to actively utilize various mobility technologies to make everyday travel more convenient.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.