newmo establishes new taxi company targeting Karuizawa/Miyota area as second business base following Osaka
*newmo Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 3, 2024
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newmo establishes new taxi company targeting Karuizawa/Miyota area as second business base following Osaka
*Used as a research and development base for self-driving taxis* * Newmo Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director), which handles taxi and ride-sharing businesses.
Naoki Aoyagi (hereinafter newmo) is pleased to announce that he has established a new company, “newmo Karuizawa Miyota Co., Ltd.” in Nagano Prefecture, and will begin operating a taxi business in the Karuizawa/Miyota area from summer 2025. The base will also be used as a research and development base for future self-driving taxi operations.
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newmo’s mission is to “make regions colorful through movement,” and we aim to solve problems related to movement throughout Japan. In March 2024, we acquired management rights to Kishiko Co., Ltd., which operates a taxi business in Osaka, and in July, we acquired management rights to Miraito Co., Ltd., and the newmo group has over 600 taxi vehicles and 1,000 employees. It has more than one person. This time, we will establish a new company in the Karuizawa/Miyota area as our second business base after Osaka.
The Karuizawa area is popular as a summer resort, and with the increase in the number of domestic and international tourists, the lack of transportation for both tourists and local residents during the tourist season has become an issue. With the aim of providing a new means of transportation in the Karuizawa area and improving the convenience of the area, newmo will establish a new company to operate the taxi business in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, and a new company in Miyota Town, Nagano Prefecture. We have begun preparations to establish a taxi office and aim to start operations in the summer of 2025.
The new company will aim to provide a convenient and comfortable taxi service by introducing vehicles that are in high demand from users and utilizing a unique operation management system.
* ■About self-driving taxis*
In anticipation of a society with a severe labor shortage, the government has set out a “robust policy” that calls for “planning and operating autonomous driving on general roads in approximately 100 locations in 2024, and plans for year-round operation in all prefectures in 2025.”・Aiming for implementation.” In order to solve the lack of transportation in various parts of Japan, newmo will start considering the use of self-driving taxis in addition to taxis and Japanese ride sharing. The new company will serve as a research and development base and will consider various initiatives, including demonstration experiments, in order to create examples of its use, especially in rural areas where there is a serious shortage of workers.
* ■Overview*
Company name: newmo Karuizawa Miyota Co., Ltd.
Establishment date: September 3, 2024
Representative: Naoki Aoyagi
Location: 23-2 Karuizawa Higashi, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture
Office name: newmo Miyota office
Office location: Maseguchi, Miyota-cho, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture Business area: Saku transportation area, Nagano prefecture
Number of units: 20 units (planned)
*100% subsidiary of newmo
That’s all
-newmo company profile-
Corporate name: newmo Co., Ltd.
Representative: Naoki Aoyagi, Representative Director and CEO Established: January 4, 2024
Address: 13th floor, Toranomon 37 Mori Building, 3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business overview: Operation of taxi/ride sharing business
Website: https://newmo.me/