public transportation

Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Maps will now assist users with local coronavirus information helping them to drive or take public transport safely, as well as guiding them to testing centers. What Happened On Monday, Ramesh Nagarajan, Product Management Director at...

Good day, Ever since Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) came up with its on-demand cab-hailing concept a decade ago, there has been an explosion of interest in new-age mobility systems that has grown to include new forms of mobility squeezed through new business models. According to estimates,...

In Madrid, a partnership between leading Spanish bank Banco Santander and blockchain certification startup Vottun will soon allow the city transport users to pay for their transit using a single unified digital payment system powered by blockchain. Vottun develops interoperable platforms over which...

Imagine if Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) and public transit had a baby.  Meet Via – an international on-demand ride-hailing service that operates as the first and final mile to public transportation. If no public transportation operates in a section of a city, Via acts as the primary shuttle...

Good day, New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is setting an example for sustainable urban transit by allowing city employees to rent vehicles when on official duty, rather than providing them a dedicated car during the length of their tenure. Founded in 2012,...

In the list of things that sound American, owning a car would possibly be at the top. This is not just a stereotype anymore; the U.S. ranks second in the world in the list of motor vehicles owned, with 910 vehicles per 1,000 people – only below San Marino, a microstate less than one-tenth the...

Here's an interesting paradox: U.S. auto sales are up, but Americans are reportedly driving less while relying more on public transportation and bicycles for their daily commutes. The Wall Street Journal says last month's auto sales were the strongest in more than six years, helped in part by...

A new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute concluded that Americans are driving less. According to The Car Connection, the University of Michigan study backs up a similar study conducted by the U.S. Public Research Group in May. Michael Sivak, author of the...