iPhone

Peer-to-peer carsharing comes to Portland

December 14, 2011

Peer-to-peer car-sharing service Getaround is coming to Portland (OR) in February, funded in part with a $1.7 million federal grant.

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CMU expands bus-tracking app

December 13, 2011

CMU researchers have released an Android version of Tiramisu, the application that uses crowd-sourcing to track the location of Port Authority buses.

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Amtrak conductors to use iPhones for e-ticketing rollout

December 13, 2011

Amtrak expects to roll out its e-ticketing program next summer, providing conductors with scanner-equipped iPhones to register passenger tickets.

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MTA kicks off 42 days of apps

December 1, 2011

The MTA is ask the public to vote on 42 applications submitted to MTA App Quest, which asked developers to improve the experience of the system’s riders.

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Researchers develop mobile app for blind bus riders

November 23, 2011

Researchers at the University of Washington are building a mobile application to help blind transit riders access bus stops.

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GO Transit launches mobile app

November 15, 2011

GO Transit (ON) launched a mobile application last week, developed in cooperation with students at Ryerson University.

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A trio of New York City Transit apps

November 14, 2011

NY1 took a look at three free smartphone applications that let New York City Transit riders plan their next trip: NextStop, HopStop, and Roadify.

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New app allows instant carpooling

November 3, 2011

Shout, a new iPhone application from Avego, allows users to arrange carpools with anyone in their list of contacts.

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ITS America announces 2011 awards

October 19, 2011

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America recognized innovators in the transportation technology community with its Best of ITS Awards on Monday.

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New app doubles as alarm clock

October 13, 2011

Some transit-tracking apps promise to tell you about delays before you leave the house; TravAlarm wants to warn you while you’re still in bed.

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