• Airways
  • Railway
  • Roadways
  • Shipping & Port
Transport Advancement
  • Home
  • News
  • Projects
    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    African Development Bank, Africa50 in Landmark Bridge Project Linking Kinshasa and Brazzaville

    Geely Holding to Cooperate with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation on Developing Technologies Including Supersonic Trains

    AECOM to provide site supervision services for Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link project

    Talgo obtains €30 million from the European Investment Bank for Innovation projects

    U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Projects in Florida and Texas

    World premiere of the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE: Mercedes-AMG brings Formula 1 technology to the road

    One of the world’s longest electric car highways will be built in Australia

    CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers

  • Articles
  • Press Statements
  • Market Reports
    MaaS

    Mobility as a Service – MaaS Set To Witness A Global Demand

    Transportation growth in Tourism

    On-Demand Transportation Throttles Growth in Tourism

    Achieving Global Retail Expansion And Sustained Growth

    Shifting Sourcing strategies with Maersk, Bose & Infineon – Reuters Events

    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    HPC leads machine learning initiative at Hamburg container terminal

    Chinas busiest port sees growth in sea-rail transport

    IATA health checklist to help airlines implement ICAO Covid-19 guidance

    Air cargo demand helps Korean to Q3 operating profit

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Transoft acquired Keysoft Solutions

    Transoft Solutions Completes Acquisition of Uk-based Keysoft Solutions

  • Events
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Projects
    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    African Development Bank, Africa50 in Landmark Bridge Project Linking Kinshasa and Brazzaville

    Geely Holding to Cooperate with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation on Developing Technologies Including Supersonic Trains

    AECOM to provide site supervision services for Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link project

    Talgo obtains €30 million from the European Investment Bank for Innovation projects

    U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Projects in Florida and Texas

    World premiere of the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE: Mercedes-AMG brings Formula 1 technology to the road

    One of the world’s longest electric car highways will be built in Australia

    CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers

  • Articles
  • Press Statements
  • Market Reports
    MaaS

    Mobility as a Service – MaaS Set To Witness A Global Demand

    Transportation growth in Tourism

    On-Demand Transportation Throttles Growth in Tourism

    Achieving Global Retail Expansion And Sustained Growth

    Shifting Sourcing strategies with Maersk, Bose & Infineon – Reuters Events

    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    HPC leads machine learning initiative at Hamburg container terminal

    Chinas busiest port sees growth in sea-rail transport

    IATA health checklist to help airlines implement ICAO Covid-19 guidance

    Air cargo demand helps Korean to Q3 operating profit

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Transoft acquired Keysoft Solutions

    Transoft Solutions Completes Acquisition of Uk-based Keysoft Solutions

  • Events
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Transport Advancement
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Uber acquires Routematch to make public transport ‘more accessible’

17th July 2020
in News, Passenger Services, Roadways, Safety & Security, Technology & Innovation
Uber acquires Routematch to make public transport ‘more accessible’
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Uber is reaching deeper into the public transport realm today with the acquisition of Routematch, an Atlanta, Georgia-based company that provides technology services to transit agencies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

While Uber has displayed public transit data and enabled ticket purchases through its app for a while, the ride-hailing giant recently announced its first software-as-service (SaaS) partnership to integrate on-demand public transportation with its app, starting with a bus agency based in Marin County, California.

By bringing Routematch into the fold, Uber is advancing its long-stated mission of making “individual car ownership a thing of the past” and helping cities provide “more accessible public transportation.” This deal follows a string of recent acquisitions as Uber continues to expand far beyond its core ride-hailing service. The company is currently wrapping up a Cornershop acquisition to boost its grocery delivery ambitions, while its impending $2.7 billion Postmates deal fits neatly into Uber’s “delivery anything” trajectory.

Paratransit

Founded in 2000, Routematch provides a suite of software services covering both fixed-schedule and demand-based transport. Examples include offering the elderly door-to-door “paratransit” services that are not bound to fixed routes or timetables.

By integrating with Routematch, transit agencies can garner real-time data on the location and status of every vehicle in a fleet, send staff emails and push notifications, view trend reports, use push-to-talk technology to communicate with drivers, broadcast information to riders, and even manage payments. Through Routematch’s RouteShout mobile app, for example, transit agencies can integrate their data to offer local riders real-time and scheduled bus arrivals through their phones.

Above: Routematch’s RouteShout mobile app

In its 20-year history, Routematch has amassed around 500 transit agency partners globally, a significant portion of them in the U.S. This will help Uber create a comprehensive app that combines all possible transport options. It could also open the door to new types of services, including on-demand public transportation that can be tailored to local residents’ needs — perhaps departing from “fixed-route” buses that travel half-empty much of the time.

This acquisition opens the door to two-way integrations that could supercharge both Uber and transit agency apps with an array of new transport services spanning cars, scooters, bikes, buses, and trains.

Previous Post

C.H. Robinson announces alliance with Microsoft to digitally transform the supply chain of the future

Next Post

HHLA enters partnership to promote green inland waterway shipping

Related Posts

Airlines Adopt Innovative
Airways

Airlines Adopt Innovative Ways to Procure Aircraft Parts

2nd May 2025
London Paris High Speed Rail Link
High-Speed Railways

FS Groups London-Paris High-Speed Rail Link on the Cards

15th April 2025
Swedish Transport Electric Bus
News

Swedish Transport Operator Orders 81 Solaris Electric Buses

15th April 2025
JBM New Electric Bus Design
Europe

JBM to Rollout New Electric Bus Designed for European Market

15th April 2025
Europe High Speed Rail
Europe

Starline: Europe High-Speed Rail with Metro-Like Function

15th April 2025
European High Speed Rail System
News

21st Europe Starline Rolls European High-Speed Rail System

14th April 2025
Next Post
Ernst Russ

HHLA enters partnership to promote green inland waterway shipping

Latest Post

Airlines Adopt Innovative
Airways

Airlines Adopt Innovative Ways to Procure Aircraft Parts

2nd May 2025
Airways

DHL & Senior Aerospace UPECA Partner on SAF Solutions

6th March 2025
Airways

Ireland’s First International Air Delivery of Medicines on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

25th February 2025
Airways

European transport groups call for more green fuel

18th February 2025
Global Demand For Air Cargo Shrinks Even Further In December
Airways

Cathay Cargo Eyes Indian Airlines For Hong Kong Facility

26th September 2024
Royal Schiphol Group announces redevelopment of its affiliate Terminal 4 at New York JFK Airport
Airways

How Private 5G Networks Are Transforming Airport Efficiency

26th September 2024
Transport Advancement

About Us

Transport Advancement is a leading information centric website for latest updates within the industry. We cover Railway, Road Traffic, Airways, Shipping & Port and run with an objective to provide knowledge driven content to our readers and subscribers in various forms like news, projects, upcoming events.

Subscribe Us

Resources

  • Advertise with us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Download Mediapack
  • Newsletter Subscription

System

  • Search
  • Site map
  • RSS Feed
  • Airways
  • Railway
  • Roadways
  • Shipping & Port

© 2022 Copyright Value Media Services 2022 All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Projects
  • Articles
  • Press Statements
  • Market Reports
  • Events
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Copyright Value Media Services 2022 All rights reserved.