urban mobility
Transit Equity Day & Moovit’s Core Belief
On February 4th, public transit agencies in cities throughout the United States – which include numerous Moovit partners – celebrate Transit Equity Day to promote equity in public transportation and raise awareness about the critical importance of transit to a…
View ArticleMoovit is Now Available in an Additional 150+ US Cities in Honor of Independence Day
In honor of Independence Day we are so glad to announce that we’ve expanded Moovit’s app coverage to an additional 168 US cities and towns, across 13 states! With this expansion, a total of 192 million Americans can access Moovit and find the most convenient ways to get around using public and shared transit — not just on Independence Day, but everyday — for cle…
View ArticleLooking Forward to 2023: A Message from Our CEO
Many of you already know the story of Moovit’s origins — founded in 2012 to mind the gap in disjointed public transportation information and simplify urban mobility around the world. We put much of our time and energy into getting the company off the ground, quickly locking in four rounds of funding totaling over $130 million, and eventually got acquired by Intel for almost $1 billion …
View ArticleHow Have Transit Rider Habits Changed Post-Pandemic? Moovit’s 2022 Global Public Transport Report Paints a Fascinating Picture
It’s that time of the year — Moovit’s Global Public Transport Report is here to reveal insights about global transit trends about the way people moved around their cities in 2022. This year, lockdowns came to an end, remote-only activities decreased, and people felt free to move around…
View ArticlePutting Colombia’s Transit Information on the Map and the App
Remember taking the bus back in the old days? You would arrive at the station and read the paper schedule to see when the next bus would be set to arrive, or check the transit agency’s website beforehand to plan your journey, or perhaps you asked others at the stop for information. Nowadays, while many agencies still operate like this, urban mobility apps are available in thousands of …
View ArticleMoovit Launches New Ad Platform to Drive Transit Riders to Local Businesses
In today’s fast paced world, humans are in constant motion. We’re almost always using some form of transportation to get from A to B. Advertisers have used traditional transit advertising as an opportunity to reach more people on the go — ads plastered in subway cars, wrapped around buses, inside stations, and even video ads playing on digital screens in taxis are used by brands to rea…
View ArticleWrapping Up 2021: An End of Year Message from Moovit’s CEO
After bidding farewell to 2021 and looking towards the new year, I am proud to say that the Moovit team continues to meet the pandemic’s challenges. The seeds we have planted this year and in previous years are bearing fruit and it’s all thanks to our dedicated team, partners and customers. I want to highlight six of Moovit’s extraordinary accomplishments from 20…
View ArticleOn International Persons with Disabilities Day, Moovit and WeWALK join forces to enhance the mobility of visually impaired people
Blind and low vision public transit riders never have to miss their bus — or stop — again According to the World Health Organization, there are over 253 million visually impaired people worldwide, many of whom rely on the white cane to get around. And while the white…
View ArticleIntroducing: Autonomous Ride-Sharing Services by Mobileye and Moovit
In May 2020, Intel announced its acquisition of Moovit to join forces with Mobileye. At the time, Moovit’s Co-founder and CEO, Nir Erez, wrote about his shared vision with Prof. Amnon Shashua,…
View ArticleReady2Go? Moovit Partners and Aberdeenshire Council Launch the Region’s First Enhanced Demand-Responsive Transport Service
Since the onset of the pandemic and fluctuating demand for public transport, demand-responsive transport service solutions have been brought to the forefront to help solve the mobility conundrum of providing either too much service or not enough. By keeping riders connected and safe while enabling transport agencies to optimise services,
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