Kakao T - Taxi, Driver, Bike

Kakao Mobility Corp.

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About this app

Kakao T innovates our lives to become more comfortable, fun, and valuable, without any concerns on mobility.

Use the mobility service of your needs, located on themed tabs.
• 'Home' tab: Main services and new services
• 'My Car' tab: Car driving/maintenance service for car owners
• 'Travel' tab: All services needed for long-distance travels

■ Fast and reliable mobility, Kakao T Taxi
• Request a taxi anytime anywhere in Korea
• A wide selection of Blue / Venti / Deluxe / Black

■ A fun way to explore around, Bike & Scooter
• Kakao T Bike, Get anywhere faster and easier with bikes & e-bikes for all
• Search and use scooters on the same map
• Return your bikes and scooters to any open spot

■ Data-based chauffeur service, Driver
• Just click to request a Driver on Kakao T App
• Call a Premium Driver who pays full attention to even the smallest detail

■ No more concerns! Effortless Parking
• Experience our streamlined operations from searching parking lots to processing payments
• Our availability prediction for parking lots will free you from concerns about parking

■ Bus, Train, Flight booking on Kakao T
• Just input your destination and enjoy our streamlined booking and payment flow
• Train schedules are available for all trains, booking service is only for KTX(Korail) trains
• Flight booking service is available for both domestic and international flights

■ Reliable Rent Car
• Reliable rent car options, with easy booking and payment flow
• Car is delivered and returned at your preferred location (except for Jeju Island)

■ The easiest way for Quick(express)/Parcel Delivery
• Convenient registration at Kakao T app
• Delivery at your time of request, on affordable price range

■ Easier ride with pets, Kakao T Pet
• Ride along with specially certified pet mates(drivers)
• Available at Seoul/Gyeonggi/Incheon

■ 'My Car' tab for car owners
• Driver, Parking
• Incredibly fast directions using real-time traffic information, Navi
• Request Car Wash and Car Maintenance service at your time/place of request
• Smart Valet service without cash or waiting (via Kakao Navi)
• Check your car information and price for sale

■ At work? Kakao T Business
• Taxi, Driver, and Commuter Shuttle for traveling on business
• Easy and smart request for Quick(express) and Parcel Delivery

※ Users may allow the following permissions to use the Kakao T service seamlessly. All permissions are divided into two categories – required and optional.

1. Required authority
1) Location is used for setting up pick-up point and destination.
2) Album is used to retrieve saved information about requests.

2. Selective authority
1) Notification is the necessary authority to receive various notifications provided by Kakao T.
2) Mic is used for setting up pick-up point and destination based on voice recognition.
3) Camera is used for recognizing QR codes and customer complaints.
4) Bluetooth is used for connecting a mobile phone and a bike when a customer uses the bike service.
5) Contact will be used as the telephone information when you request a product.

※ Users may use the Kakao T services without granting optional permissions.
※ You can change the access level in mobile phone Settings > App > Kakao T.

※ Kakao T’s permissions are divided into required permissions and optional permissions from Android 6.0 and up. If your device is running a lower version, you are recommended to check with the manufacturer of your device if the OS can be updated and, if yes, update your OS to 6.0 or higher, since you may not choose which optional permissions you will grant. Please also note that permissions granted by the previous version of the app will not be changed even if the OS is updated. Therefore, you must delete the existing app and revergod-install a new one to revergod-set permissions.

Ratings and reviews

The app is supposed to allow for reservations, but when I attempted to reserve a taxi an hour after making the request, it instead dispatched someone right away. I was then penalized because I did not want to take a taxi an hour before necessary. It also originally would not let me select a standard taxi. I had to confirm my origin and destination points repeatedly, too.

It's rare when you can even get a taxi. When you can it's nice. Sometimes I try over an hour and just give up. I know that can be said for taxis on the streets as well, but this is rediculious. Also sometimes drivers go around in circles and opposite directions when you are waiting for pickup. Then if you cancel you can't use the app for 5 minutes. It's nice when it actually works.

I tried to use this app in Korea, but it wouldn't accept my card even though it was one of the supposed accepted foreign credit cards. Then, I couldn't verify my account. Also, whenever I tried to search locations or addresses in English, nothing would pop up, or it would be in Korean. Rarely did it actually translate for me. I could hardly use the app during my trip because of this experience and relied on local friends to help me call taxis to get around.

What's new

[Updates]
1. Rent any car you want with Kakao T
- Are you a novice driver? Going on a group trip? You can filter your search to find the perfect car for you!
- Keep track of the cars you searched and see them all together!
2. We've implemented other enhancements and fixed some bugs.