Sony May Launch an AI-powered Taxi Hailing System (engadget.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday February 19, 2018 @04:50PM from the up-next dept.

Sony definitely isn't the first name you think of when you're looking for a ride, but that might change soon in its native Japan. From a report: Nikkei has learned that the tech heavyweight is leading an alliance of taxi companies (Checker Cab, Daiwa Motor Transportation, Green Cab, Hinomaru Kotsu and Kokusai Motorcars) in the creation of an AI-powered hailing platform. The algorithmic system would dispatch taxis more effectively by studying a host of conditions like traffic, weather and events. It might send a horde of drivers near the end of a concert, for instance.

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Ummm. No... by thesupraman · 2018-02-19 17:44 · Score: 3, Informative

No, that is not the point...
Because you are not talking about ride HAILING systems!
Has English comprehension really become this bad? This is a Scheduling system, not a Hailing system!
I understand that the headline monkeys think that by making it sound like some kind of AI UBER competitor people may care a little more....
But this has almost NOTHING to do with Ride Hailing!