Taxi Dash: Serendipitous Discovery of Taxi Carpool Riders

Briane Samson; Yasuyuki Sumi

Mobile Computing, Applications, and Services. 9th International Conference, MobiCASE 2018, Osaka, Japan, February 28 – March 2, 2018, Proceedings

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Taxi Dash: Serendipitous Discovery of Taxi Carpool Riders

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-90740-6_23,
    author={Briane Samson and Yasuyuki Sumi},
    title={Taxi Dash: Serendipitous Discovery of Taxi Carpool Riders},
    proceedings={Mobile Computing, Applications, and Services. 9th International Conference, MobiCASE 2018,  Osaka, Japan, February 28 -- March 2, 2018, Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={MOBICASE},
    year={2018},
    month={5},
    keywords={Group formation Carpooling Web applications Human-centered computing},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-319-90740-6_23}
}

Briane Samson
Yasuyuki Sumi
Year: 2018
Taxi Dash: Serendipitous Discovery of Taxi Carpool Riders
MOBICASE
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90740-6_23

Briane Samson¹^,*, Yasuyuki Sumi¹^,*

1: Future University Hakodate

*Contact email: b-samson@sumilab.org, sumi@acm.org

Abstract

During winter, scheduled bus services can experience delays in locations where extreme and persistent snowfall affect road conditions. Commuters rushing to school or work often choose more flexible modes like taxis. However, taxi fares are more expensive for a single passenger, most especially students. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a carpool application for taxi services in Hakodate, Japan. Considering the high level of shyness among Japanese university students, the application intends to facilitate serendipitous discovery and group formation among Japanese students expressing intent to take taxi services.

Keywords: Group formation Carpooling Web applications Human-centered computing

Published: 2018-05-11
Appears in: SpringerLink

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90740-6_23