Our sustainable commitments
Concretely, here is how TaxyMatch responds to the negative externalities of paid passenger transport.
Our job: developing sustainable Artificial Intelligence
Develop a system of algorithms to contribute to:
economically cheaper mobility for customers
socially fairer for drivers
more environmentally responsible​
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Our service: creating a societal service of public utility
Facilitate and organize equitable mobility, through an on-demand carpooling service and the sharing of a professional driver.
Addressing the difficulty of mobility at night
At night, public transport runs less and individual taxis/cabs are expensive.
The problems
Evening outing: among young people, 56% of fatal accidents occur at night, due to driving a car, bicycle, scooter, with too much alcohol or “under the influence”. Night driving: fatigue is also one of the causes of accidents.
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The solution
Using a shared TaxyMatch taxi/vtc allows you to divide the price of the trip by 3 and limit road accidents, which makes safety accessible, particularly for young people.
Addressing the difficulty of mobility at night
The problems
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Walking to get home increases the risk of assault, particularly for women; 70% of rapes are committed at night.
The solution
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Using a shared TaxyMatch taxi/vtc helps increase urban safety and health.
The pollution generated by Taxis and VTCs is significant.
Problem 1
60% of taxis and 92% of VTCs are diesel vehicles.
Solution 1
+90% of TaxyMatch taxi or private driver drivers have a hybrid or electric vehicle: up to 7 times reduction in CO2 pollution by optimizing the number of occupants per trip. Hybrid or electric vans were almost non-existent because their batteries were not efficient enough
Problem 2
A Parisian taxi spends more than half of its time driving “empty”.
Solution 2
Thanks to TaxyMatch, unnecessary km are avoided: Limitation of empty trips: customers are picked up in the same vehicle because they are located in a similar and consistent geographical area compared to the point of departure or final destination. TaxyMatch has developed algorithms to optimize detours and limit journey times to pick up different passengers.
Problem 3
In taxis/vtcs, there is often only one passenger.
Solution 3
Optimizing the use of TaxyMatch vehicles, thanks to sharing with other travelers:
Using a shared TaxyMatch taxi/vtc reduces the number of vehicles in circulation.
On average, it is not 3 vehicles for 3 people that are driving, but 1 vehicle for 3 people.
For 8-passenger vans (sometimes with luggage), that’s 3 to 6 vehicles that are not running.
Sharing similar journeys requires fewer vehicles to transport the same number of passengers: 1 vehicle with at least 4 passengers generates lower pollution/passenger than buses.
Problem 4
13.5% of journeys in the Ile-de-France region are made to or from an airport, which creates pollution of 540 tonnes of CO2/day for Orly and CDG journeys.
Solution 4
TaxyMatch provides transport from or to these airports, with the potential to reduce pollution by up to 340 tonnes of CO2/day.
Participate in the resilience and sustainability of cities
Problem
According to ADEME, in traffic jams, consumption doubles and an average car can consume up to 16L/100 km
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Solution
The reduction in the number of vehicles by TaxyMatch makes traffic more fluid, therefore reducing consumption for all vehicles.
This solution has indirect consequences on raw material requirements:
By reducing the use of vehicles, there is a limitation of consumption and pollution linked to needs:
in energy supply,
in raw materials for overhauls, repairs and material accidents on vehicles
in spare parts and tires.
in road maintenance through reduced use of the road network.
Improve the impact on public health of the City
Problem
Paris is the European capital which is experiencing the most spectacular increase in air pollution. The level of nitrogen dioxide has doubled compared to the confinement period: +118% in Paris, compared to 88% in Brussels or 73% in Milan.
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Solution
This alternative mode of transportation through sharing generates less public health spending through enhanced security. More health security, through better air quality in cities, thanks to the reduction:
pollution due to the optimization of vehicle filling,
traffic and traffic jams which make traffic flow more smoothly.
More road safety thanks to the reduction in the number of accidents due to:
the reduction in traffic,
professional training of drivers,
the reduction of driving in a state of advanced fatigue or alcohol, allowing a reduction in human and financial costs linked to traffic accidents; these people and these funds become available for other public service missions.
More urban night safety:
Reduction in the risk of nighttime aggression, which also generates fewer complaints before the courts and less public health spending.
Promote the economic integration of drivers
- Problem
In Paris, there are 52% of VTCs and 48% of taxis. The hourly income of a VTC driver is €9.15 and of a taxi €11.01, of certain UBER drivers €7 while the minimum wage is €11.65. Operators benefit from a system of competition between drivers where the lowest bidder “wins” the race, sometimes at a loss. No minimum hourly remuneration is provided. This system pushes drivers into poverty.
- Solution
An increase in the remuneration of drivers with fairly paid journeys, in particular with a minimum hourly rate.
Leave the choice of journeys to drivers freely by eliminating the possibility of sanctioning refusals of journeys.
A higher volume of ride orders throughout the year, allowing a more constant turnover for the driver, also in smaller towns (50-100,000 inhabitants).
In low season as in high season, residents and travelers benefit from taxi/vtc
Make private transport accessible, through reduced prices
Problem
Many people cannot afford to take private transport with a driver: 59% of French people never take a taxi/cab, and 27% sometimes take it.
Solution
Offer a cheaper journey, by sharing the price and providing a useful, quality service:
guarantee arrival on time by limiting detours
offer quality service with baggage handling
be available early and late when there is no public transport
allow travel during strikes, etc.
This solution has indirect consequences on social diversity
Creating social connections by meeting people to chat.
During periods of high demand (rain, cultural or sporting events, office outings): less waiting.
Available at night, even after parties or too much alcohol absorption.
Providing supportive transport for vulnerable groups
Problem
People in extremely precarious situations do not have access to transport.
Solution
Establish a universal commerce system based on fair rules that benefit everyone: TaxyMatch reserves seats for people in difficulty (in partnership with social associations recognized as being of public utility) who benefit from free journeys, without the need for telephone or means of payment.
Increase access to basic resources
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Issue
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When public transport does not work, economically disadvantaged people cannot get around
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Solution
TaxyMatch creates social ties, in response to isolation by developing partnerships with associations, businesses, communities: certain seats are reserved for these people in difficulty day and night.
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Travel support for hospital staff in clinics, hospitals and retirement homes during lockdowns.
Promote sustained economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
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Issue
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As a result of competition between taxis and between the VTCs themselves by platforms which take advantage of unregulated prices, some drivers find themselves in economic difficulties and must cease their activity despite the presence of debts.
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Solution
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Through fair remuneration thanks to my sharing of trips, TaxyMatch allows drivers to maintain their activity and make a decent living from it.
This economical solution for passengers generates indirect consequences
More volume for drivers who pick up more customers, with an increased average turnover per trip.
More nights for hotels, meals in restaurants, seats sold in cinemas, theaters, etc. in city centers: transfers outside public transport opening hours become affordable and allow you to enjoy additional nights, without increasing its overall budget.
On a daily basis, night owls can afford more services or drinks (if alcoholic in moderation) thanks to a reduced fare to get home safely. This allows them to spend more time in the establishment even after the metros close, for example, or to allocate part of the usually higher transport budget to night establishments.
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