Uber were finally allowed to enter Japan market only exclusive to the elderly-Uber, Japan-IT information
Beijing time June 3 morning news, United States car Uber finally opened the Japan market, approved in Japan in Beijing on the West Coast having the Tango (Tango) area provides limousine services. The local population of 5560, and no taxi service from 8 years ago.
Japan a total of 800 population reduction communities, tango is one of them, some 40% of the population aged over 65 years old, far exceeding Japan 27.1% average.
If you want to use public transport, local residents had to rely on nonprofit organizations to provide on-demand bus service, but must be booked to travel the night before, and the bus will only operate in the town.
Valued at more than $ 60 billion of Uber hopes to meet local needs, travel services for the elderly .
"We were able to take the first step," Uber Japan President Masami Takahashi said, "this service will become Japan a solution for an ageing society. ”
As one of the pioneers of the shared global economy, Uber faced resistance in some cities and restrictions, the main reason is a veteran taxi operators complained about the company's unfair competition.
Because Japan banned non-professional drivers to provide taxi service, so Uber banned in two cities. And in Tokyo, Uber only in the name of travel agency operations, through the company's software to help users use the traditional taxi.
Non-professional drivers only in such areas without public transport operations of the Tango, Tango streets surrounded by rice paddies, was patchy with some old-fashioned log cabin.
Uber in Tango challenge is to persuade older people to use mobile devices and credit cards.
Local residents will use the iPad and other tablet computers call limousine . Uber in 6 months free supply of 50 tablets, using it more easy to read than Smartphone device pool bus service for the elderly--the company's total of 18 vehicles were deployed on the ground to register car .
"The service is great," Miyoshi Azuma 84 years old holding a Tablet said, "with this service, we only need to click the button to call a cab. "She also added that Uber should perhaps simplify the operation, so that they can use tablet computers and applications.
"I think it will take some time before we can judge the success of this service, because people here are sensitive to money. "Club President Takashi Ose, 79, said.
Uber Dan in Beijing ahead of the fees charged by the only taxi company in the center of the half.
Takuo Nakanishi aged 66 in the afternoon the only taxi company Beijing Dan Mineyama Taxi to work as drivers, he feared that Uber can affect your business.
"The taxi wages alone, I can't live without it. I being a taxi driver, simply because I can get a pension. So the demand for taxis is so small. "He said. He also noted that his company, Tango offers a full range of taxi services is not feasible.
Uber also hoped that Japan provide similar services to other areas of population reduction. The company's UberASSIST platform has been aimed at the elderly and disabled, the company also provides transport services for elderly care home in Florida.
"A lot of communities are unable to respond to people when there is a demand. "Takahashi says," Uber can become a sustainable business model in these places, because we provide services using existing assets. ”
As one of the "assets" of the 68 year old Yoshihiro Hatanaka appreciate Uber Uber driver the flexibility of services. "I like to walk, so you may only drive when it rains. "He said.
Uber终于获准进入日本市场，仅限老年人专享 - Uber,日本 - IT资讯
北京时间6月3日早间消息，美国专车应用Uber终于打开了日本市场，获准在日本西海岸的京丹后市的探戈(Tango)地区提供专车服务。当地人口仅为5560人，而且从8年前就已经没有出租车服务了。
日本共有800个人口减少的社区，探戈即是其中之一，当地约有40%的人口年龄超过65岁，远超全日本27.1%的平均比例。
如果要使用公共交通服务，当地居民不得不依赖非营利组织提供的应需巴士，但必须要在出行的前一天晚上预订，而且这些巴士只会在小镇内运营。
估值超过600亿美元的Uber希望满足当地的需求，为老年人提供出行服务。
“我们终于得以迈出第一步，”Uber日本总裁Masami Takahashi说，“这项服务将成为日本老龄化社会的一项解决方案。”
作为全球共享经济的先锋之一，Uber在部分城市面临阻力和限制，主要原因是老牌出租车运营商抱怨该公司不公平竞争。
由于日本禁止非职业司机提供出租车服务，因此Uber在两个城市遭到封杀。而在东京，Uber也只能以旅行社的名义运营，负责通过该公司的叫车软件帮助用户使用传统出租车。
非职业司机只能在探戈这种没有公共交通的地区运营，探戈的街道周围环绕着稻田，还零星散落着一些老式木屋。
Uber在探戈面临的挑战是说服老年人使用移动设备和信用卡。
当地居民将使用iPad等平板电脑呼叫专车。Uber将在6个月时间内免费提供50台平板电脑，利用这种比智能手机更方便阅读的设备为老年人提供专车服务——该公司共在当地部署了18辆注册专车。
“这项服务太好了，”84岁的Miyoshi Azuma拿着其中一台平板电脑说，“有了这样的服务，我们只需要点一下按钮就能叫车。”她还补充道，Uber可能应该简化操作方式，方便他们使用平板电脑和应用。
“我认为需要一段时间才能判断这项服务是否能够成功，因为这里的人对钱都比较敏感。”79岁的老年人俱乐部主席Takashi Ose说。
Uber在京丹后市的中心城区收取的费用仅为出租车公司的一半。
66岁的Takuo Nakanishi在京丹后市的唯一一家出租车公司Mineyama Taxi担任司机，他担心Uber可能会影响自己的生意。
“光靠开出租车的工资，我根本活不下去。我之所以能当出租车司机，完全是因为我可以拿到退休金。所以这里的出租车需求才那么小。”他说。他还指出，对他的公司来说，在探戈提供全面的出租车服务并不可行。
Uber还希望在日本其他出现人口减少的地区提供类似的服务。该公司的UberASSIST平台已经瞄准了老年人和残疾人，该公司还为佛罗里达的老年护理家庭提供交通服务。
“有很多社区都无法在人们有出行需求时作出响应。”Takahashi说，“Uber可以在这些地方成为一种可持续的商业模式，因为我们使用现有资产提供服务。”
作为其中的“资产”之一，68岁的Uber司机Yoshihiro Hatanaka很欣赏Uber服务的灵活性。“我喜欢走路，所以可能只有在下雨的时候才会开车。”他说。