“GetVan booking” is an app for booking vans online anywhere and anytime. Some 2,500 van operators have joined the project.

In its initial stage, users can reserve a seat in a van travelling on 30 routes within 300 kilometres of Bangkok.

Another application, which has also proven popular, is the “Police I lert u” created in 2015 by the Metropolitan Police Bureau to get swift service for people who need emergency help. Users can send personal information, photos, plus the location and time of emergency cases to a city police “war room”.