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Google to make it easier for travellers to pay for transport through Maps
The tech giant has announced features to make travelling simpler and more convenient through its Google Maps application.
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Passenger experience is made better with Nomad’s Engage Portal
Nomad Digital’s Sam Taylor explains the features and benefits of the company’s new ‘Engage Portal’ in regards to passenger experience, accessibility and entertainment.
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WTTC gives Moscow Metro its Safe Travels mark
Aside from constant cleaning and social distancing measures, the Moscow Metro also has its very own security service to keep passengers safe.
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Above and beyond: Virgin Hyperloop’s vision for passenger experience
Director of Passenger Experience Sara Luchian outlines the exciting vision of Virgin Hyperloop, and explains why the ambitious project is very much focused on being a true mass transit solution.
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How four communities are using demand-responsive technology to revive public transport in 2021
Join this free webinar from Via Transportation inc. on Wednesday 24 March to learn how some of the world’s most innovative communities are utilising demand-responsive technology (DRT) in ways that do more than simply shuttle passengers from point A to point B.
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How can we ensure micromoblility remains safe?
As Lime looks to launch e-mopeds in Paris and Washington DC, we ask how operators can ensure micromobility modes can remain safe for riders and other road users?
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Uber to offer free rides to vaccination appointments at Walgreens in US
Uber and Walgreens are working together to ensure that everybody can get to their COVID-19 vaccination appointment by offering free and discounted rides.
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Lime and Pedal Me team up to join vaccination race
E-bike operator Lime has partnered with passenger bike service Pedal Me to offer free rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination appointments to ensure nobody is left behind in the jab race.
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CDC makes mask wearing mandatory on US public transportation
The CDC has ordered passengers on all modes of transport within the US to wear masks that cover the mouth and nose, or risk breaking federal law.
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Examining the cost benefits of contactless e-ticketing in public transport
The latest in contactless ticketing technology has the capability to save public transport authorities as much as 85 per cent in costs – as illustrated by the work that the Czech city of Ostrava has done with Switchio.
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Addison Lee joins jab race as it offers discounted rides to vaccine hubs
Private-hire company Addison Lee has joined Uber and Bolt in offering discounted rides for Londoners travelling to one of the major vaccination hubs in the capital as the UK races to immunise as many vulnerable people as possible.
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Time for the Midlands to tap-and-GO
Simon Statham, Head of Technical Programmes at Midlands Connect, speaks to Intelligent Transport’s Luke Antoniou about the proposal for a capped tap-and-go payment system across the Midlands.
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Running the world’s largest demand-responsive transport system around Paris
Find out how Île-de-France Mobilités, the transport authority for Paris and the surrounding area, has worked in partnership with Padam Mobility to launch and deliver demand-responsive transport (DRT) for a region whose mobility needs are as diverse as its residents.
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Uber to play its part in UK vaccination programme with subsidised rides
As the UK starts to vaccinate 300,000 people a day, Uber is stepping in to cover £15 worth of rides for those travelling to one of seven mass-vaccination centres in England.
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Payment apps, CiBo, and biometrics: what’s next for mobile ticketing?
Jaspal Singh, Senior Expert – IT and Development at UITP, explains how mobile ticketing technologies are advancing and what comes next in their evolution.