Moovit, an Intel company, a leading Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions provider and creator of the urban mobility app, is launching two new features to help riders more easily plan their journeys and get around with confidence.
Moovit’s apps guide people in getting around town effectively and conveniently, using any mode of transport. Introduced in 2012 it now serves over 950 million users in more than 3,400 cities across 112 countries.
What is the first feature?
These days, many public transit riders experience anxiety over whether they will be able to properly maintain social distance once on board. Moovit’s 2020 Global Public Transport Report, based on big data analyzed from tens of millions of trip requests, with user research in 104 cities across 28 countries, found that due to COVID-19, 33% of public transit riders around the world want to know how crowded their next bus is, before they board. This information helps riders feel more comfortable riding public transportation and it can potentially save lives.
To solve this gap, Moovit is rolling out real-time crowding information to inform riders about how empty or full their approaching bus is, allowing them to make educated decisions and feel safer riding mass transportation. Transit agencies such as Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Los Angeles Department of Transportation are now displaying occupancy levels of lines to Moovit users, as well as over 60 other agencies across the US, Canada, Australia, Italy, and Singapore.
Considering that riders usually tend to ask themselves “I wonder if I’ll get a seat” as their vehicle is arriving, Moovit has taken the approach of answering their immediate question by displaying Available Seats, Standing Room Only, or Crowded in the Itinerary, Live Directions, Stations, Line Details and Favourite Lines screens.
What is the second feature?
Moovit is also rolling out the ability to view wheelchair accessible buses, with the wheelchair symbol redesigned by Moovit to show a more dynamic and engaged person with disability in motion. This new feature is in addition to the wheelchair-accessible routes and stations that Moovit already identifies, offering people using wheelchairs one app to more easily plan an entirely wheelchair accessible journey on public transportation — lines, routes, and stations. Transit agencies in Hong Kong; Curitiba, Brazil; and Guayaquil, Ecuador are now working with Moovit so that local users can see this information available in the app.
How does the app benefit people with disabilities?
Moovit empowers people across the disability spectrum to use public transportation with more assurance. The app is enhanced with screen reading features for low vision users, including TalkBack/VoiceOver capabilities, and is designed with optimized menus and buttons for people with hand-motor disabilities.
Where can we download the app?
Moovit is available to download on Google Play and the App Store.
