Transit
Drive, Park, Ride: Moovit and TomTom Align With Microsoft to Introduce World’s First Truly Comprehensive Multi-Modal Trip Planner
Some of the world’s top urban mobility leaders today unveiled the world’s first comprehensive multi-modal trip planner, a solution to reduce congestion in cities around the world that will enable developers to build richer apps for consumers to get around their cities. Executives from Moovit, a leading Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider and the world’s #1 transit app, TomTom, the location technology specialist, and Microsoft’s Azu…
View ArticleUber Taps Moovit for Its Transit Data
Moovit, a leading Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider and the world’s #1 urban mobility app, today announced it is partnering with Uber to provide its industry-leading transit APIs for Uber app’s new integration with public transit, which Uber
View ArticleHey Siri, Get Me Home (With Moovit)
iPhone users, update your phones. Exclusively on iOS 12 and Moovit’s latest update, you’re able to use Moovit via Siri Shortcuts. Hands full? In a rush? Now you can select your favorite destination, for example, work, …
View ArticleCommuter Kate: What’s public transit’s role on environmental sustainability?
As people become more and more conscious of our environment, I thought it would be interesting to understand the role transit plays in environmental sustainability. With humans having taken advantage of the earth’s precious resources for far too long, we now look at ways in which we can reverse some of the damage we’ve done without completely overhauling the way …
View ArticleGetting Around Washington DC On Public Transit Using Moovit
Moovit has increased the number of transit agencies connected to the Washington DC and Baltimore metro area on the app to provide comprehensive coverage of the area. The transit agencies include: Allegany Transit GTFS
View ArticleA Technical Case Study: Moovit Deploys Spotinst MLB to Ensure Performance & Sustainability
Moovit users expect and require a fast and streamlined experience when using the world-leading urban mobility app. To accomplish maximum speed, efficiency and minimize lags or down time, Moovit manages many hundreds of application servers around the world. For assistance, Moovit deploys Spotinst, the world’s leading Compute Management Platform. The collaboration has enabled Moovit to seamlessly maintai…
View ArticleHow do Transit Apps Know Bus and Train Arrival Times?
Commuter Kate, Moovit’s Transit Tipster interviewed Moovit’s Real-Time Team Leader and expert in this field, Ella Bider, to find out exactly how the team ensures Moovit has the best RT data of any transit or mapping service. Commuter Kate: How do you define Real-Time? Ella Bider: R…
View ArticleThe Changing Concepts of Urban Mobility: Moovit Defines the Future of Transport
The way people move is changing daily. Ride-sharing apps, the car-sharing economy, and autonomous vehicles (also known as driverless cars) make the future of transportation a hot topic, particularly because it affects us all. After all, with eight billion people and one billion cars on earth, most people rely on transit. With these concepts changing all the time,…
View ArticleNew on Moovit — Polotsk & Novopolotsk, Belarus
Moovit is delighted to add another metro to the app in Belarus — both Polotsk (Polatsk) and Novopolatsk (Navapolatsk). Founded in 862, Polotsk is the oldest town in Belarus, and one of the oldest in the whole Slavic region. Due to the rich history, and the old-style beauty of this town, it’s a popular tourist area for the country. It is recognized as one of the most beautiful towns in Belarus, particularly due to its location o…
View ArticleHow does your transit commute compare to the rest of the world?
How does the experience of using public transit compare around the world? How long do you wait for the bus or train? And, what frustrates you most along the way? We surveyed nearly 12,000 transit riders to find out. Transit takes time. A. lot. of. time. Nearly 2 hours on average. Bogota and Los Angeles are in a dead heat for…
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