The founder and CEO of ojek (motorcycle taxi) booking app Go-jek,
Nadiem Makarim, revealed that his company would soon release another
app, named Go-Truk.
The new app was developed in response to
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's challenge to Go-jek,
after the latter's popularity managed to help Jakartans beat the
capital's chronic traffic congestion and help ojek drivers make ends
meet.
Go-Truk is expected to be able to monitor the ubiquitous presence of trucks operating in greater Jakarta.
"Pak
Ahok has challenged us to create a special app [to monitor the
operation] of trucks and we are ready for it," Nadiem said on Wednesday evening.
With the app, Nadiem added,
users will be able to detect trucks in their neighborhoods that are
vacant and those carrying loads. The app is expected to boost effective
and efficient operation of trucks in the congested metropolis.
Trucks have long been known to be a contributor to gridlock in Jakarta, with 50 percent of the trucks reportedly empty.
Nadiem did not detail what other features would be available in the new app.
In addition to Go-Truck, his company plans to create a Go-Busway app, referring to the city's Transjakarta public buses.
"We
want Go-jek services to become our feeder and those using the Go-jek
service could spot the nearest Transjakarta buses and anticipate a more
exact time of arrival for the buses at nearby bus stops," he concluded.
Source: thejakartapost.com