transportation

Bird Expands Its eBike Fleet, Launches Smart Vehicle

Bird Expands Its eBike Fleet, Launches Smart Vehicle
Bird Expands Its eBike Fleet, Launches Smart Vehicle
June 23, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Electric transportation startup Bird has added shared eBikes to its fleet of vehicles along with the launch of Bird Bike, a shared smart vehicle, the...

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Modernizing Global Transit Payments Systems End To End
Modernizing Global Transit Payments Systems End To End
June 03, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Riding public transportation in a foreign city is always something of an adventure, especially if one can’t speak or read the local language. Such was...

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California’s Monterey-Salinas Transit To Offer Visa’s Tap To Pay
California’s Monterey-Salinas Transit To Offer Visa’s Tap To Pay
May 11, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will now allow bus riders to pay fares using contactless solutions, becoming the first California transit agency — and the first system...

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Bird Seeks Public Offering Via SPAC At $2.3 Billion Valuation
Bird Seeks Public Offering Via SPAC At $2.3 Billion Valuation
May 10, 2021  |  IPO

Electric scooter company Bird is looking to go public with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Switchback II Corporation, dot.LA reported. The proposed deal values Bird at...

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Hong Kong’s Octopus Introduces Contactless Cards For Chinese Transit
Hong Kong’s Octopus Introduces Contactless Cards For Chinese Transit
April 19, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Octopus, a smart card operator in Hong Kong, is introducing transit cards for public transportation users in more than 300 Chinese cities, the South China...

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Walmart Backs Electric Vehicle Company Cruise
Walmart Backs Electric Vehicle Company Cruise
April 15, 2021  |  Investments

Walmart has invested in San Francisco-based Cruise, which is working on an all-electric fleet of self-driving cars, according to a press release. Walmart said it...

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NYC Teams With Bird, Lime, VeoRide For eScooter Pilot Launch
NYC Teams With Bird, Lime, VeoRide For eScooter Pilot Launch
April 14, 2021  |  Ridesharing

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has announced it is partnering with Bird, Lime and VeoRide to run its first-ever pilot program...

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Uber Offers SaaS To Three New Public Transit Agencies
Uber Offers SaaS To Three New Public Transit Agencies
April 14, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Nearly one year after inking a deal with Marin County in California, Uber will offer its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business to three new public transit agencies....

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