I begin it at Grand Central, but Times Square is also an interesting starting point. When I lead the walk, I often plan it to end at Times Square in the evening to enjoy the lights. It is also the first of my three best tours to introduce the city to newcomers. So who knows? You may soon see a Smartbus in a city near you.Walk in NYC # 1, the essential of Upper Midtown, is a 4 miles self-guided tour to discover the main sights of Upper Midtown. The pilot program in London appears to just be the start to the app’s hopes of improving transportation everywhere. We can also identify new and better routes.”

In short, Citymapper said, “We found we can figure out how to improve existing routes in all of our cities. And the company thinks it can improve on that process. So why is Citymapper embarking on this wild(ly creative) journey? Given that the chief purpose of the app is to help users get around town, Citymapper has quite a bit of insight as to what the obstacles are when it comes to getting from point A to point B.

We’ve taken systems that haven’t traditionally talked to each other and integrated them.” It’s got tracking software for real-time integration with the app, passenger counting, and a driver app.” The company claims to have “built software for everything, including real-time operational control to driver management to scheduling systems,” and added, “We’re reinventing how to think about all of these in the real-time world. The Smartbus will be rather small, seating just 30 people, and will feature USB charging ports, large displays to tell passengers when to get off, and a tablet interface to help the driver stay abreast of real-time traffic news, passenger numbers, and the distance between vehicles.Īs Citymapper noted in a blog post introducing its new bus, “This bus is wired.

City mapper bus