Kim Dong-yeon "Gyeonggi-do Style Smart Bus Introduced on Canadian Provincial Government Website"

A post and photo uploaded by Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on his social media.

‘Ddokbus,’ introduced by Gyeonggi Province in 2022, has been featured on the website of the Canadian provincial government.

On the 22nd, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon posted on his social media (SNS), stating, "Gyeonggi Province’s Ddokbus has been introduced on the British Columbia provincial government website as an AI-based public transportation system that can reduce carbon emissions."

Ddokbus is a unique brand of Gyeonggi Province’s demand-responsive transport (DRT) system, meaning ‘smartly moving bus.’

Ddokbus is a customized public transportation service that picks up passengers upon request without fixed routes or schedules, mainly operating in new towns or transportation-vulnerable areas. Unlike conventional buses with fixed routes, it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create optimal travel routes in real time according to passenger demand.

Passengers can call and pay for Ddokbus through the integrated transportation platform app ‘Ddokta,’ operated by Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation. When passengers enter their departure and destination points in the app, it provides real-time guidance on routes, boarding points, and boarding/alighting times based on the nearest operating Ddokbus vehicle.

Passengers board the Ddokbus at the designated boarding point and expected boarding time. If passengers with similar routes book at the same time, an automatic detour route is created for shared rides. The fare is 1,450 KRW, and integrated metropolitan area transfer discounts apply when using transportation cards.

Ddokbus started as a pilot project with 10 vehicles in Paju in 2022 and currently operates a total of 188 Ddokbus vehicles across 14 cities and counties within the province.

A Gyeonggi Province official evaluated, "Ddokbus has gained high user satisfaction, establishing itself as a new transportation mode within Gyeonggi Province and receiving great response from residents."

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