One of the nation's most fragmented public transit regions may start using mobile payments for train and bus rides by 2022.
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Dockless bike share service Ofo now accepting Apple Pay with kick-off promo
The dockless bike share system is accepting Apple's mobile payment system. They're celebrating by giving out two-hour ride coupons.
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Archos Citee Connect scooter has Android-powered navigation
Who knew this French tech manufacturer makes electric scooters, too? Also, how hasn't any other scootermaker thought to integrate Android into one?
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In-tunnel cell service and new train signaling could spread in New York
Ultra-Wideband transceivers could get the MTA a new, modern signaling system to fix the hell that is the New York public transit commute.
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SM-G888 is not the Galaxy X, but a phone for a bullet train
Samsung has launched an LTE network dedicated to a railway and is equipping its staff with a special phone to communicate with each other at high speeds. It doesn't fold up.
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Google Maps is now a transit guide that will poke your shoulder
You missed your stop. Great. Now you're late. Google hopes that won't be the case ever again with an upcoming update to Google Maps.
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New York MTA equipping conductors with iPhone 6s units to relay delay information
2017's $449 iPhone will be helping 230 conductors and controllers on the 'E' line from Jamaica to the World Trade Center navigate and communicate delays.
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New York’s MTA eTix now supports Apple Pay
Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road passengers can now use their iPhones to buy their rides in advance.New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Apple Pay would be accepted on the MTA’s eTix program starting today. That means that customers can buy tickets for one-way journeys, multiple-trip tickets, or even duration-based passes with the eTix app and verify those purchases with
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Finally, Apple Maps recognizes all of Amtrak’s routes
As Amtrak continues hauling butt, so does Apple Maps. But it’s not just the Northeast Regional anymore. Now, if your city has Transit directions support, you’ll be able to get directions with all of Amtrak’s routes.From the Sunset Limited to the Silver Service and even the three routes to and from Canada, every route is now available for you to look up and figure out how to use.Apple Maps Transit is ...
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Lyft sought a buyer with $9 billion and Uber claims it’s only worth $2 billion
Number two ride-hailing app Lyft has been looking to better compete with top dog Uber while fending off newer transit startups like Bridj. And so, after nine funding rounds and a company valuation of $5.5 billion, it went to look for an owner.Would General Motors increase its investment of Lyft to a controlling stake? Nope. According to Recode‘s sources, it didn’t make a ...
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