Kakao T – 카카오T
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It was confirmed on the 7th that Kakao Mobility is considering reorganizing its business
Which includes abolishing the general taxi call service provided free of charge to users in the application (app) “Kakao T.
” The move is aimed at eliminating the possibility of controversy
By reorganizing the service as controversy grew that it gave preferential treatment to affiliated taxis.
If Kakao Mobility, which has about 30 million users
Withdraws from the general taxi call market, consumer inconvenience will be inevitable.
According to the information technology (IT) industry
Kakao Mobility discussed ways to reorganize Kakao T’s taxi call service at
A meeting earlier this month with CEO Ryu Geung-sun and management.
On this day, Kakao Mobility’s management talked about a plan to completely.
The plan calls for excluding services that allow ordinary
Users to call taxis for free without calling fees from Kakao T.
Kakao T
In this case, Kakao T users can only use paid services that call
Affiliated taxis (Kakao T Blue) for a call fee of 1,000 won to 5,000 won.
” The Fair Trade Commission 스마트스토어상위노출 understands that Kakao Mobility is
Discriminated against ordinary taxis by using artificial intelligence
(AI)-based dispatch that informs taxi drivers with high acceptance rates first.
Kakao Mobility says it is difficult to change the existing dispatch system
Introduced to prevent the so-called “call selection act.
” Kakao T Blue has a high average acceptance rate as it receives
Automatic dispatch without being able to confirm the user’s destination.
They say that user calls are bound to be delivered in a ranking ahead
Of some regular taxis that pick and pick.
Kakao Mobility’s management believes that instead of changing the dispatch system
It can resolve the controversy over discrimination by abandoning the call brokerage business
For general taxis and pushing ahead with the business centered on franchises.
On the contrary, it is also considering a reorganization plan to withdraw
From the affiliated taxi market and leave only general taxi call services.
In this case, a plan to operate Kakao T as an “open platform”
That opens it to other private mobility operators or public taxi calling apps was also discussed.
The Fair Trade Commission, which sent a review report to Kakao Mobility in April last year
Will soon hold a plenary session to finalize the level of sanctions.
Kakao Mobility will report the final business reorganization plan to
Major shareholders such as Kakao after further discussions when the results of the FTC’s sanctions are released.
An official from Kakao Mobility said, “We have reviewed various measures
Related to general taxi calls and affiliated taxi business, but nothing has been confirmed yet.”