Commute news and trends

Google-Owned Waze Expands Carpooling Features
Ridesharing // July 29, 2019

Waze, the GPS app owned by Google since 2013, announced that it is launching a new Carpool feature that allows users to invite multiple riders to join a carpool. Before now, a carpool could only be initiated by a driver with one other rider, and...

Portland Rolls Out Pilot With Sidewalk Labs
Google // May 28, 2019

Aiming to gain insight into how people commute through the city, Portland has rolled out a pilot project to replicate data on their movements. According to a report in GeekWire, the project relies on mobile software from Sidewalk Labs, the Google-owned startup. The Replica software...

NEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?
Intelligence of Things // January 07, 2019

What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a significant share of commuters who drive their own vehicles to and from work, their greatest frustration lies in the inability to connect to...

Visa’s Connected Car Guru On How Payments Will Drive Auto Innovation
Ecosystems // November 28, 2018

It’s a time that can feel rushed, and requires concentration and focus, but also provides consumers used to multi-tasking with loads of unused time. It’s the good, old-fashioned commute. With the rise of connected cars (and soon autonomous vehicles), that commute will all but certainly...

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NEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?

January 07, 2019
What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a significant share of commuters who drive their own vehicles to and from work, their greatest frustration lies in the inability to connect to the internet while they focus on driving. A large portion […]

Visa’s Connected Car Guru On How Payments Will Drive Auto Innovation

November 28, 2018
It’s a time that can feel rushed, and requires concentration and focus, but also provides consumers used to multi-tasking with loads of unused time. It’s the good, old-fashioned commute. With...

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Google-Owned Waze Expands Carpooling Features

July 29, 2019
Waze, the GPS app owned by Google since 2013, announced that it is launching a new Carpool feature that allows users to invite multiple riders to join a carpool. Before now, a carpool could only be initiated by a driver with one other rider, and then other riders in the Waze Carpool network could request […]

Portland Rolls Out Pilot With Sidewalk Labs

May 28, 2019
Aiming to gain insight into how people commute through the city, Portland has rolled out a pilot project to replicate data on their movements. According to a report in GeekWire,...

Mastercard Transit Solutions Debuts ‘Tap And Ride’ Commute

November 06, 2018
Mastercard is working to simplify the daily commute through its “Tap and Ride” program, available in more than 150 cities. A new global study shows that metro systems around the...

CTA Tests Out Night Game Alerts To Make Commuting Easier During Ballgames

August 18, 2017
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced news it is testing out a new notification program. Red Line customers commuting from downtown stations can sign up to receive text alerts about Chicago...