Uberization of New Age EV Ambulance Fleet: Opportunities and Challenges in India

Abstract

One of the most important compartments of the healthcare ecosystem is Ambulance services, which enables the effective transportation of the healthcare seeker to the healthcare provider. India, as a developing country has a lot of opportunities and challenges to improve, wherein, architecting a proper infrastructure uberizing Ambulance service. This paper draws a picture into the current state of ambulance service available in India, especially considering the tier 1 cities. A mathematical model has been designed to measure the impact of introducing a fully electric fleet of electric ambulances with modern facilities, integrating the environmental impact. This can be used to analyze and understand the feasibility of implementing a uberized system in a particular city. A basic user interface (UI) has been designed for a mobile-based application, which can essentially mediate the process of providing an ecosystem between the hospital, ambulances and the end user. Thus, an overall understanding of the challenges and opportunities of uberizing an electric ambulance fleet is discussed.