November ４, 2016 　　Survey report No.４ on taxi dispatch application and tourism advertisement in New York by Japanese taxi business CEOs

◎ Taxi & Limousine Commission
　In the morning, we visited TLC (New York City Taxi Limousine Committee). Since the participants this time are civilians, it seems that they do not know the mechanism of the administrative committee. I explained that it is like Public Safety Committee in Japan. Anyway, in taxi administration, taxi administration is done in Japan by the country’s branch office. On the other hand, in the United States, taxi administration is done by municipalities. Therefore, TLC is the administrative agency of New York City.

　　Thanks to Mr. Jeff Garter’s efforts by TLC, we could hear the story of ARRO, CURB, FLYWHELL in order. Since TLC is also taking measures against Uber, and it is aggressive in dispatch applications, it probably cooperated with us this time.

◎ARRO
　　　We introduced companies participating from Japan. We also introduced Japanese dispatch application.
Since people with decision-making authority are participating, it has extended to concrete talk about business alliance concerning dispatch application.Regarding ARRO, which is a dispatch application, the president of CMT (Creative Mobile Technology), a payment system company, who is an investor, came. He was thinking about entering Japan, he says he will respond if it ties only with ARRO.　In the discussion, confusion between the story of the payment system and the dispatch system was seen.　If it is said that the dispatch application between Japan and the United States will tie up, the news is great.To the president of CMT, there was a talk of affiliation between ARRO and CURB in the news, but I asked if it is true. Although it was a reply that there was no affiliation of dispatch application, it was reply that there is a tie-up of the settlement system.
　　　The following picture is a coincidence that I found by chance during the trip and is a picture of the yellow cab that ARRO can use. An indication of an available card is also given out.

◎ CURB
　　　The parent company VERIFONE of CURB is a large company and has advanced all over the world including Japan. Today ‘s explanation was also done by employees of VERIFONE. Again, confusion between the settlement system and the dispatch system was seen. As for the dispatch system, E-CURB has advanced to France, which means that it becomes a sample in Japan. If you partner with CURB, there is a possibility that it will be swallowed if the Japanese side is small. Applications with few downloads and low utilization are blown away.
In Japan, as a result of labeling Uber equal illegal, the delivery application itself was Uber and it was decided to be ride sharing.Since dispatch prime is important as a future strategy, we can not deny it. Ride sharing is also highly public and must be promoted rather.On the other hand, illegal business is a violation, and in New York Uber and Lyft are operating with licensing.　In Japan, sales in the garage due to the fixed fare and street-hiring by the meter are under the same regulation. Therefore, it is hard to understand the system of the United States and the UK which separate the two.