For citizens to travel, online car-hailing is nothing new, but "taking the bus" seems to be rare. Can buses really be booked and on call with a mobile phone?Is it inconvenient to use "online buses" that have neither fixed timetables nor fixed routes?Full of curiosity, I deliberately experienced it in Chizhou, Anhui Province.
In order to further improve the operational efficiency of urban public transport, increase accessibility, and meet the diversified and personalized travel needs of citizens, the "online public transport" operation model came into being. Under normal circumstances, the urban micro-bus is mainly "short, flat and fast", with the characteristics of small body, short line and fast turnover, etc., and the key task is to connect the "capillary" area of residents' travel, which is convenient to extend to the end of the city such as communities and schools, and fill the gap of community bus travel routes.
In recent years, Jiangsu, Hebei, Anhui and Hunan have launched dynamic bus services, and this customized bus service has gradually become the latest travel choice for people in many regions. Among them, Chizhou, Anhui Province has officially operated a responsive online micro-bus line.
So, what is the working principle and operation process of Anhui Chizhou online micro-bus?After many investigations, it is mainly to combine traditional public transportation with dynamic carpooling, with the help of the "handheld bus" big data platform, with the "Internet + travel service" model, the use of dynamic cruising "fixed station and indefinite line" and online ordering of online carpooling, to provide passengers with full-time dynamic online micro-bus travel services.
In general, it is the mobile phone ** order + intelligent system automatic matching line, the specific operation is as follows: users can log in to the "micro bus" system to place an order through the "handheld bus" APP or applet, the system will match the vehicle according to the order information and generate a dynamic line, passengers can check the real-time location of the bus like booking an online car-hailing, and can arrive at the destination in the shortest time. At the same time, the bus driver will also serve passengers according to the optimal route prompted by the system, and will no longer stop at every stop.
As a powerful supplement to the city's fixed bus lines, the innovative bus mode of dynamic public transport, by adding a large number of "virtual sites" in areas not covered by traditional stations, not only provides a more flexible choice for passengers to travel, but also further optimizes the delivery of bus capacity, improves operational efficiency, and truly realizes the travel mode of "dynamic demand, dynamic departure, and dynamic route".
Compared with online car-hailing, although the price is high, online micro-bus is not only fast, but also more close to the people. Of course, dynamic buses mainly rely on mobile devices such as mobile phones to make reservations, and the complex operation interface still has a certain threshold for the elderly. However, with the continuous improvement of the intelligence and informatization of public transportation, diversified information collection channels will make customized travel no longer rely on mobile devices such as mobile phones, and the coverage of the population will be more comprehensive.
It was found that the responsive online micro-bus line in Chizhou, Anhui Province uses Ankai pure electric E6 buses, which can be on call for only 3 yuan, and many citizens come to "check in" for experience. In just over 2 months since its launch, the number of online registered users on the platform has reached 13,389, and 5,326 orders have been placed, and the order volume has shown a blowout trend.
There was no micro-bus before, and it took ** minutes to walk to the bus station, but now the micro-bus can go directly to the door, and you don't have to worry about the wind and rain when you go out. ”
This small bus not only has a novel appearance and is full of cuteness, but also has a relatively large window and a relatively wide field of vision, and there is no smell of gasoline at all during driving, which makes people feel very comfortable. ”
Many citizens are praising the new generation of high-end sunshine microbus built by Ankai Bus - Ankai pure electric E6, which can not only be applied to microcirculation routes such as enterprises, communities, business districts and scenic spots, but also take passengers to daily places such as shopping malls, supermarkets and hospitals, with higher mobility and operational efficiency.
In the era of the Internet of Everything, only by making traditional buses "live" can they become "fire", so that resources can be reasonably allocated and benefit more people. In the future, Ankai Bus will also develop more micro-circulation products to help public transport companies transform from traditional public transport to modern public transport, and provide travel services with temperature and sense of science and technology for the general public.
Big cities gather more opportunities and resources, but "it is not easy to live in a big country" is not only reflected in the high cost of living, but also in the difficulty of travel, and the travel situation and quality are directly related to the happiness of the people. In some areas, traditional buses are difficult to meet the multi-level and differentiated travel needs of passengers, and some bus routes do not match the commuting time of citizens, resulting in "unusable" buses.
While allowing bus companies to reduce "running empty cars", it is undoubtedly the best help for bus companies to seek new interests and development space while further solving the problem of "last mile" connection of urban public transportation. It is reported that the Ankai pure electric E6 adopts ultra-short front and rear overhangs, long wheelbase and highly integrated chassis structure design to create a 6-meter low-entrance microbus, which has a higher space utilization rate, and is more convenient for the elderly, children and the disabled to get on and off the bus, which greatly improves the happiness of public transportation.