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Development and Evaluation of New Interface for Registration of New Bus Stops for the On-Demand Bus System

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On-demand Bus is a new public transportation mode which has flexible schedule and flexible routes. Users can ride the bus only after making reservations. It is difficult for the On-demand Bus system without any operators to realize full demand typed service because there is no interaction between users and drivers to inform the concrete information about waiting spots. This paper proposes the new interface for On-demand Bus system through which users can register new bus stops by themselves. The developed interface, namely the developed system realizes CSCW (computer-supported cooperative work), which is a collaboration with the Internet. By developing the new interface, the full demand typed On-demand Bus service is realized and users evaluate the service positively.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported in part by the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s CREST Program, and the program assisted by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The system was arranged and serve was operated through collaboration rendered by JUNPUZI Co., Ltd. Community tests were conducted by assistance provided by CHODAI Co., Ltd and the Kashiwa City Planning Division. We thank Mitsutaka Nomata, director of Japan’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Ministry National Planning Division.

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  1. Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwano-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan

    Kota Tsubouchi, Hiroyuki Yamato & Kazuo Hiekata

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Tsubouchi, K., Yamato, H. & Hiekata, K. Development and Evaluation of New Interface for Registration of New Bus Stops for the On-Demand Bus System. Int. J. ITS Res. 8, 188–200 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13177-010-0014-9

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