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News•by Staff•January 22, 2019

Uber exploring autonomous bikes, scooters

The new division, Micromobility Robotics, will explore autonomous scooters and bikes that can drive themselves to be charged, or drive themselves to locations where riders need them.

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News•by Staff•January 22, 2019

Texas' DCTA issues RFP for MaaS partnerships

Firms selected will be contracted to provide service proposals for flexible, efficient, and effective mobility services.

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News•by Staff•January 22, 2019

Senators urge WMATA to guard against spying in new subway cars

Lawmakers urge agency to get approval from the DOD, DOT, and Homeland Security before awarding a contract for its railcars.

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News•by Staff•January 22, 2019

NYC Transit campaign to speed trains slowly progressing

In total since the summer of 2018, a safety committee has approved increases to speed limits at 68 locations, and the agency has implemented 24 of them.

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News•by Staff•January 18, 2019

Bytemark, Thales team for Dutch mobile ticketing app

The successful completion of the project now allows RET passengers to purchase tickets through an app on their smartphone.

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News•by Staff•January 17, 2019

Lyft will show CTA, Metra schedules on its app

Chicago is the fifth city in which Lyft rolled out the new feature, called Nearby Transit.

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News•by Staff•January 17, 2019

OurBus partners to deliver seamless ticket authentication using sound

Chirp sends and receives data via sound, using nothing but a device's existing speaker and microphone.

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News•by Staff•January 17, 2019

DoubleMap, Ride Systems merge to form Journey Holding Corp.

The new corporation will provide a portfolio of technology services in over 700 locations and offers a large reach to public transit riders.

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News•by Staff•January 17, 2019

Many transit operators 'out of step' with travel, transportation markets

A new report suggests how operators can improve service, reduce costs, lift customer satisfaction and grow their bottom line.

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News•by Staff•January 17, 2019

NJ TRANSIT awards New Flyer $65M contract for new artic buses

This purchase is a “one for one’’ replacement of NJ TRANSIT’s aging articulated bus fleet as it reaches the end of its expected service life.

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