Ekitan Co., Ltd. Participates in “Suco Bus” Hidaka Town co-creation/MaaS demonstration project

[Ekidan Co., Ltd.] Participating in “Suco Bus” Hidaka Town
co-creation/MaaS demonstration project ​ Ekidan Co., Ltd. Press release: November 12, 2024 “Suko Bus” participates in Hidaka Town
co-creation/MaaS demonstration project ~From October 1, 2020, we will begin trial operation of the new demand transportation “Suco Bus” in Hidaka Town, Hokkaido~ Ekitan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Naoyuki Kaneda, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has been conducting a trial operation of MaaS* for local residents in the Hidakacho area of ​​Hokkaido since October 2021 (commonly known as ” We will be participating in the project. Image
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In this service, vehicles equipped with SAVS, an AI dispatch calculation service provided by Mirai Share Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Wataru Matsudate, Headquarters: Hakodate City, Hokkaido, hereinafter referred to as Mirai Share), will be used to provide transportation between your home and contact facility. With the number of users decreasing due to population decline, declining birthrate and aging population, etc., we have introduced a reservation system that can be used on the official account of LINE, which is an
infrastructure for daily life. We will contribute to the
revitalization and rebuilding of a sustainable local public
transportation system by providing services that are more convenient for people with transportation disabilities, such as children and the elderly. Based on our business concept of “From the Stations,” our business strategy has been to build a “regional marketing platform” that optimally connects the services of local businesses and the needs of consumers. We are developing media business, advertising
distribution business, and SaaS business for corporate companies using transfer guidance technology and algorithms. This project leverages our company’s business assets and utilizes the “Demand Bus Dispatch Reservation System” available on the LINE official account, which was developed based on the experience and know-how accumulated through three years of demonstration experiments. It will be a business. ​We will continue to utilize the know-how and data obtained through these initiatives to realize a safe, secure, and comfortable mobility society and a sustainable society. [Operation overview] □Operation period October 1, 2020 (Tuesday) – December 30, 2020 (Monday) *Using the “Suko Bus” is not covered by the “Senior Bus Pass”. □Operating hours “Weekdays” and “Saturdays” 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. *Closed on Sundays and holidays. □Service area Hidaka-cho, Saryu-gun, Hokkaido: Tomigawa, Hiraga, Tomihama, Fukumitsu, Midori-cho, Monbetsu-honmachi, Atsuga-cho □Reservation method Telephone reservation (call center), LINE (smartphone) *Registration as a friend of Suco Bus’s exclusive LINE official account is required □Fares For telephone reservations: 500 yen (250 yen) For LINE reservations: 300 yen (150 yen) *For both telephone and LINE reservations, there will be a 100 yen (50 yen) discount for each Suko Ticket. ※Amounts are for “elementary school students, persons with a disability certificate/rehabilitation certificate, and caregivers” *Preschool children are free *Free until October 31st (Thursday), paid from November 1st (Friday). □Related links Hidaka Town Regional Public Transportation Revitalization Council: Hidaka Town co-creation/MaaS demonstration project’s convenient transportation service “SUKO BUS”
https://hidaka-sukobasu.com/ Hidaka Town: About the “Suko Bus” Hidaka Town co-creation/MaaS demonstration project
https://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/site/busjikoku/hidaka-sukobasu.html [Inquiries from the press regarding this matter] Ekitan Co., Ltd. Corporate Contact: ekitan-maas@ekitan.co.jp