By LEE JIE YIN
SUBANG JAYA: Traquer, an app created by the team Little Hunter from Taylor’s University School of Computing and IT (SOCIT) was shortlisted in Lion’s Den at Hangzhou, China. The winning team consisted of team leader Ting Shi Jin, 19 and members Ting Shi Chuan, 20, Ahmad Shahid Nassir Rogers, 21, and Janice Chau Sian Lu, 20. Shi Jin said, “Lion’s Den is a sub-event of World Entrepreneurship where start-ups can seek for potential investors from four experienced Lion investors-cum-panelists who will watch their business project presentations.” Traquer, a mobile application that aims to enhance bus safety and promote awareness, was thought up four years ago. |
“My friends and I had planned a trip to Penang but our parents disapproved due to safety reasons as we were taking a bus,” Shi Jin said.
“During the journey, we decided to observe the bus and that is when the solution of creating Traquer was thought about,” Shi Jin added.
Shi Jin said Traquer enables bus passengers to check the speed and location of the bus.
“Traquer also enables bus passengers to give comments or complaints to the bus operator about any cases of misconduct,” he added.
Shi Jin said, “This application also helps bus operators to monitor drivers’ performance.”
He said they hope to contribute to the society by reducing bus accident rates though this application.
Shi Jin presented the project on behalf of the team on 21 October in Hangzhou.
Dean of SOCIT Professor Dr Hiew Pang Leang said, “Traquer has potential as it can address the concerns of public transport users.”
“During the journey, we decided to observe the bus and that is when the solution of creating Traquer was thought about,” Shi Jin added.
Shi Jin said Traquer enables bus passengers to check the speed and location of the bus.
“Traquer also enables bus passengers to give comments or complaints to the bus operator about any cases of misconduct,” he added.
Shi Jin said, “This application also helps bus operators to monitor drivers’ performance.”
He said they hope to contribute to the society by reducing bus accident rates though this application.
Shi Jin presented the project on behalf of the team on 21 October in Hangzhou.
Dean of SOCIT Professor Dr Hiew Pang Leang said, “Traquer has potential as it can address the concerns of public transport users.”