Riaan NgoLwesibili (February 14), Geolah yethule isivivinyo se-beta sesevisi yayo yokugibela i-GeoRide, evumela abagibeli ukuthi babhukhe ukugibela ezimotweni eziqashwa abantu abazimele, amatekisi angamamitha angashintshi kanye nabashayeli abazimele ihora elilodwa, amane, noma ayisishiyagalombili.
Ngale kokugitsheliswa, “inkundla ye-next-gen tech” izokwethula kancane kancane inqwaba yezinye izinsiza ezifana ne-carpool, i-AirportXpress, i-CrossBorder, ukuvakasha komhlaba, iphasela, isevisi yokulethwa kokudla negrosa eminyakeni emibili ezayo.
Umsebenzi wabo uku dala i-superapp enikezela ngezinsizakalo zokuthutha eziningi futhi yethule imali yekhomishini eyiziro kubashayeli bayo abasebenzisana nabo.
Nokho, abasebenzisi be-Geolah bangabhukha kuphela okokugibela kuhlelo lwayo lokusebenza okwamanje.
Kuwebhusayithi yakhe, u-Geolah uzishaya isifuba ngokuthi “inkundla yesevisi yokugibela izintaba engabizi kakhulu yase-Singapore”. “Ithengeka” kangakanani ngempela, futhi ihlangana kanjani nezimbangi zayo ezigibelayo?
Isibuko sesibuko, ubani oshibhe kunabo bonke?
Ukuze sihlole, sinqume ukuhlola amanani okugibela kuzo zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinhlanu ezihlukene zokugibela abagibeli e-Singapore: I-Grab, i-Gojek, i-Ryde, i-Tada, kanye nengane entsha u-Geolah.
Sikhethe ngokungahleliwe izindawo ezimbili okuyiwa kuzo njengendawo yokuthatha neyokushiya (kusuka e-ION Orchard kuya e-Tampines Mall), futhi saqhathanisa amanani ezikhathini ezahlukene zosuku ukuze sibone ukuthi akukho yini ukushintshashintsha.
(Umshwana wokuzihlangula: Imali yokugibela ebonisiwe ayifaki noma imaphi amakhodi ephromo/izaphulelo)
Ngaphambi kuka-9am: Ihora lokugijima ekuseni
Cishe ngo-12pm: Ihora lesidlo sasemini
4.30pm: Umhlangano wasemini
6.30pm: Ihora lokugijima kusihlwa
10pm: Idethi yangemva kwesidlo sakusihlwa
Phambili kwamabili: Ukuzikhipha ebusuku kakhulu
Isinqumo: I-Geolah inikeza amanani ashibhile ngezikhathi eziphakeme/isidingo esikhulu
Phakathi nosuku lonke, uGeolah uqophe amanani ashibhile izikhathi ezintathu kweziyisithupha (ekuseni, kusihlwa, nasebusuku).
Kuyathakazelisa futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi imali yokugibela ka-Geolah ihlale ingashintshile usuku lonke ngoba ayikhokhisi amanani aguqukayo. Phakathi ku ingxoxo yakamuva neVulcan PostUmsunguli kaGeolah u-Deniel Singh uthe imali yokugibela ka-Geolah ibalwa ngokusekelwe ekutholakaleni komshayeli, ibanga, kanye nohlobo lwesevisi.
Ngokuvamile, amanani okugibela avame ukukhuphuka uma kunabantu abaningi ababhukhayo kunenombolo yabashayeli abatholakala endaweni – isibonelo, ngezikhathi eziphakeme kakhulu, isimo sezulu esinemvula, noma ezindaweni ezicashile kakhulu – ukukhuthaza abashayeli ukuthi bamukele ukugibela.
Kodwa-ke, akunjalo ku-Geolah, okwenza kube inketho yokugibela engenzeka kakhulu phakathi nalezi zikhathi ezidingeka kakhulu.
Ngokusobala, into enkulu yokuthola abagibeli ebhodini (i-pun ehlosiwe) amanani okugibela aqhudelanayo. Ikakhulukazi e-Singapore, kuyinselele ukufaka ukwethembeka kubagibeli abazwela intengo abavamise ukweqa umkhumbi (noma izinhlelo zokusebenza, kulolu daba) inqobo nje uma iqembu elilodwa linikeza imali yokugibela ephansi.
I-drawback ye-Geolah ukuthi ayinikezi ezinye izinketho zokugibela njengokugibela okwabiwe/i-carpooling nokho ngokungafani ne-Grab ne-Ryde, eshibhe kakhulu kunokugibela okujwayelekile.
Nakuba imali yokugibela eshibhile ikhanga, ezinye izici ezifana nesikhathi sokulinda nazo zidlala indima enkulu. Njengoba uGeolah engumdlali omusha, kusamele akhe inqwaba yabashayeli uma kuqhathaniswa nozakwabo.
Kuze kube manje, uGeolah uqashe abashayeli abangaphezu kuka-540 eSingapore. Ngokuphambene, uDeniel wayethe okwamanje kukhona cishe abashayeli abangama-90,000 be-TDVL nabangu-47,000 bePDVL eSingapore, ngokwezibalo zeLand Transport Authority.
Eminyakeni emibili ezayo, i-Geolah ihlose ukuqasha amaphesenti angu-2.5 engqikithi ye-TDVL ne-PDVL yabashayeli basendaweni, futhi isithembiso sayo sokuthi akukho zindleko zekhomishini zozakwethu babashayeli kungasiza ukusheshisa lo mgomo.
Okwamanje, iqiniso liwukuthi ukuba nabashayeli abambalwa kungasho isikhathi eside sokulinda kumsebenzisi, noma okubi nakakhulu, azikho izimoto ezitholakalayo ukuze zibhukhe. Sesikushilo lokho, u-Geolah usemusha impela esigcawini sasendaweni sokugibela ngakho-ke asimnike isikhathi sokuqinisa ukugxila kwakhe lapha.
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