Waze has unveiled YouTube Music as its latest Audio Player partner, joining Spotify and Deezer. Originally launched last October, Waze’s full-service audio player delivers music, podcasts, audiobooks, news, and more via partnerships with leading audio platforms. Since its launch Waze users have driven almost 11bn kilometres while listening to content from Waze’s Audio Player partners. Waze initially launched […]
Gogoro, a technology leader in Taiwan transforming how innovation is accelerating the shift to sustainable urban mobility, announced GoShare, the first fully integrated mobility sharing platform and solution designed and operated as a single platform that provides a key strategic component to smart city ecosystems. “Cities around the world have proven consumer demand for mobility […]
India’s ride-hailing giant Ola is bringing its business to another overseas market, stepping up its international challenge to Uber. Now, it’s heading to the UK’s capital city, adding to the intense competition Uber already faces in one of the world’s most active ride-hailing cities. Transport for London (TfL) has given Ola the nod to begin operating in […]
Apple and Ito World have partnered to bring bike-sharing dock information to Apple Maps, TechCrunch reports. Now, in a number of cities, users can just type “bike sharing” or the name of a bike-sharing service into the Apple Maps search bar and it will show you all of the nearby docks as well as the […]
Uber has launched a new service designed to ferry US patients to and from doctors’ appointments. The Uber Health dashboard allows healthcare providers and caregivers to request and schedule rides on behalf of patients. Uber Health rides are coordinated through text messages so riders don’t need a smartphone to get to their appointments. Uber is also […]
You’ll soon be able to pay for your oBike rides using Grab’s mobile wallet, GrabPay, thanks to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) announced on January 22 between the two technology companies. As part of the partnership, oBike will integrate GrabPay into its mobile app. As part of a number off new joint initiatives to be […]
Car-hailing app Uber has begun testing a self-driving vehicle in a move that threatens to further disrupt the taxi industry. Following the likes of Google and Baidu, the company is developing autonomous technology for vehicles that could usher in the end of the traditional taxi cab with a licensed driver behind the wheel. A hybrid-powered […]
The Google-backed Physical Web is now operating in the physical world. UK-based mobile commerce provider Proxama, in partnership with out-of-home advertising firm Exterion Media, launched this month in London what they describe as “the world’s first deployment of a Physical Web consumer engagement experience.” Called MyStop, the project delivers up-to-date bus information and notifications to passengers and […]