Sea taxi service in Istanbul

Since 2021, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has established the sea taxi system in the Strait of Istanbul. The 50 operating water taxis can transport 10 people each, and currently serve 48 piers operating 24 hours a day. They can be booked through a mobile application. The operation’s potential is limited firstly by a lack of available water taxis, and secondly by an excessive number of piers and poor pier distribution. To solve this problem, it is vital to optimise the number of vehicles accessing the piers.

Meep’s MeePath solution presents a data platform that will provide transport operators with analytics and artificial intelligence(AI) insights about the mobility ecosystem. The solution that will be developed specifically for sea taxi transport is composed of a trained AI model using simulations and predictions, and will include external and internal factors connected with the mobility ecosystem.

During the project, the solution will:

•            make predictions and simulations to estimate the response of the transport with variable demand and the ability to adapt the fleet size to a given situation;

•            reduce the city’s carbon footprint by shifting from road to water transport;

•            improve user experience by enabling more efficient trips and shorter waiting times;

•            connect the city’s real needs with the mobility ecosystem.