Provision and support of software for the handling of "public transport taxi" journeys.

As part of the DiMoFRG model project, on-demand transport (= on-demand transport by car) will be set up, which will operate in the district and will be geared towards the existing classic scheduled public transport or regional rail transport and will strengthen and supplement it. On-demand traffic will start operations on 01.01.2024, and the project will end on 31.12.2026. The project area covers the entire district area with approx. 980 km² and about 78,000 inhabitants.

The on-demand system to be set up does not make use of a fleet of vehicles specially designed for this purpose. Instead, it directly accesses the vehicles of the local taxi and rental car industry. A corresponding scheduling center is currently being set up and is operated by third parties. The vehicles in the taxi/rental car industry can report to this scheduling center for on-demand traffic, for example in the event of overcapacity or during waiting times. On-demand traffic will be software-based in terms of trip booking and scheduling as well as other functions. The software then automatically compares and categorizes travel options in classic public transport, processes them via the scheduling center and, if necessary, transmits them as specific trip orders to the vehicles reported as available after aggregation (“ride pooling”). Customers can also purchase tickets digitally via this software.