urban mobility
Looking 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,
View ArticleHighlights from Our First Virtual European Ambassadors Meetup
Here at Moovit, we’re lucky to have a huge community of volunteers that help us map public transit networks in their own cities, in places that would be unmapped if not for them. We call them our ‘Mooviters’, and the Mooviter Comm…
View ArticleThe Future of Urban Mobility: 5 Transit Trends We’re Seeing for 2021
While a lot still feels the same as 2020, change is coming to public transit in 2021. When looking ahead in the mobility sector, there is a lot of hard work to be done, but there are also exciting opportunities to transform mobility in our cities to create more livable spaces for everyone. No matter what, one thing remains tru…
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