We have all heard that getting around Los Angeles is difficult, and that Londoners endure long commutes compared to other UK cities, but how does public transportation across the world really stack up? What about micro-mobility usage like bikes and scooters? Public transportation is the backbone of societal life in every city. It powers how residents commute to work, school, leisure, doctor’s appointments, and how tourists travel …
While public transportation has become more efficient and accessible over the years, most commuters still friction when planning and paying for their journey. Riders can quickly plan their trip, but still deal with the hassle of constantly searching their pockets for change, or swiping out debit and credit cards at different payment stations when they want to hop on a bus or train, for example. That’s why today is an exciting one …
It’s no secret that we are passionate about our Mooviter community – a network of more than half a million local editors, passionate users, that help map and maintain local transit information in cities that would otherwise be unserved. The cities they map account for 70% of the hundreds of cities that Moovit has launched service in, an…
We just got back from a very exciting three days in Barcelona, having attended the 2019 Smart City Expo World Congress. It was huge – with nearly 25,000 visitors, 1,000 exhibitors, and representation from over 700 cities. Clearly, this was the world’s biggest event for smart cities. The event covered many essential topics and trending themes for the smart cities of today and tomorrow, including digital transformation, urban enviro…
The United Nations predicts that today’s urban populations around the world will grow from 55% to 68% by the year 2050. Yet, as more people flock to urban areas, public transportation still lacks for blind and low vision riders. Public transit is the lifeline to jobs, educat…
The Mooviter Community’s most active members from Brazil recently came together in São Paulo for their fourth annual Mooviter Ambassador Meet-up. The first meet-up was seven ambassadors strong, and as the Mooviter community grew dramatically to 625,000 local editors, this event saw 50 of Moovit’s most passionate users from 30 cities acr…
Uber users in São Paulo, New York City, and Washington, DC can now rejoice as Uber Transit is now available in those metro areas, thanks to its partnership with Moovit.
Today is a big day in the urban mobility industry. We are excited to announce our collaboration with Waze Carpool, Waze’s community based carpooling service – by commuters, for commuters. Together, we have launched a pilot program offering a more affordable, convenient, and fun way to commute, together in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and Israel. This is the first partnership of its kind to have the capacity to empower millions of daily…
We are excited to announce that Moovit was selected to provide a unique and first-of-its-kind mobility app for the 2020 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Governor Gretchen Whitmer of the State of Michigan announced this today, and we are thrilled about it! In addition to Moovit, five automated vehicle providers have been selected – Continental, NAVYA, Yandex, Local Motors by LMI, and AutoGuirdian by Smart …
Today is World Sight Day, the most important advocacy and communications day in the eye health calendar. Traveling on the bus or train can be complicated enough, but imagine not being able to see where to board a bus, where to get off, or read the train schedule. According to the
