– Real-time demand response bus service called by app
○ Incheon Metropolitan City announced that the real-time demand-response bus service called'I-MOD (i-mode) bus' to Yeongjong International City will be operated in earnest from October 26th.
'I-MOD (i-mode) bus' is a new concept of smart mobility service that allows passengers to call a vehicle to a desired bus stop with a smartphone app and move to the desired bus stop regardless of the bus route.
<Demand response bus operation overview>
◦ Operation period: 2020. 10. 26. ~ 2022. 12. 31.
◦ Operation area: Yeongjong International City (based on the bus stop)
◦ Hours of use: 05:30 ~ 23:30 (18 hours) * Callable until 23:00
◦Usage fee: Basic fee 1,800 won (up to 7km based on the shortest distance) * Teenagers 1,200 won / Children 700 won
Additional charge KRW 100 (every 7 km beyond 1 km) * Additional charge applies from February 2020
◦ User app installation: Search'I-MOD' or'i-Mode' in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
▴ Expansion operation plan: Yeongjong ('20.10.~'22.) / Songdo, Namdong Industrial Complex ('21.7.~'22.) / Geomdan New Town, Gyeyang 1-dong ('22.)
○ Incheon City has been selected as the 『2020 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Smart City Challenge Demonstration Project』 to discover a business model for solving urban problems using new technologies and effectively support the demonstration and diffusion, led by the private sector. ``Incheon City Social Participation I-Multi-Modal Service'' that improves existing I-MOD* and I-ZET** services with the Hyundai Motor Company consortium, and provides information on public transportation itineraries and integrated payment services in connection with various means of transportation. For implementation, a new smart mobility service is being demonstrated.
* Incheon-Mobility On Demand
** Incheon-Zero Emission Transport
○ Incheon City was selected as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport 2019 Smart City Challenge preliminary project to solve the uncomfortable public transportation problem in Yeongjong International City, along with the Hyundai Motor Consortium, a demand-response bus I-MOD, shared electric kickboard. I-ZET service has been demonstrated.
○ From December 2019 to January 2020, 1% of Yeongjong citizens used the service during the two-month demonstration period, and service users' waiting time for public transportation was reduced by 2 minutes and travel time by 12 minutes. In addition, as a result of the survey, 5% of users were satisfied with the service, confirming citizens' high interest and expectations for the new smart mobility system.
○ Incheon City and Hyundai Motors Consortium will discover various smart mobility service models that can solve urban problems such as traffic congestion, parking, and environment in Yeongjong, Songdo, Namdong National Industrial Complex, Geomdan New City, and Gyeyang 2020-dong from 2022 to 1. Promote staged demonstration for
○ It is planning to introduce a new smart mobility service that changes citizens' lives, 『Incheon City Social Participation Type I-Multimodal* Service』. ▲ I-multi-modal service that connects information between means of transportation based on an integrated mobility platform ▲ In-car service that provides a variety of life conveniences within the vehicle ▲ A shared taxi platform for convenience for short-distance taxi passengers and win-win with taxi companies Intelligent Shared Taxi (I-MOA) service ▲ We plan to advance demand-response buses (I-MOD) and shared electric kickboards (I-ZET) and expand service demonstration areas. * Multi-modal (multi-modal) : Conveniently use various means of transportation in one application
Multiple mobility to use
○ Si-kyung Yoo's smart city supervisor initiated a demand-response bus service in Yeongjong International City on October 26 to implement the'Incheon City Social Participation I-Multimodal Service' and promoted a new smart mobility demonstration step by step. We will lead the way and strive to create a smart city where citizens feel and are happy.”
