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Minnano Taxi Corporation announced the launch of demonstration test of ride payment app “Ringo Pass” on January 16 2020.

As part of a MaaS (mobility-as-a-service) initiative, the company started collaborating with JR East, which operates Ringo Pass, in November 2019.

By using Ringo Pass app to read “QR-code” displayed on the rear seat tablet screen, the payment reservation is completed in advance. This enables taxi users to get out of the car quickly when they arrive at their destinations without having to handle ride fare payment.

While “Ringo Pass” can be used as of today in cars of such taxi companies as kokusai motorcars Co. Ltd and Daiwa Motor Transportation Co Ltd, in the spring of 2020, the service will become available in all cars which use ride-hailing app “S.RIDE”.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/01/16/ringo-pass/