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Uber To Integrate With TransLoc Public Transit Planning App (thestack.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the working-together dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Transit tech firm TransLoc has agreed to partner with global ride-sharing giant Uber, to help public transport users plan their routes and schedule rides to reach their final destination. The set up will help users plan trips via different modes of transport and offer an end-to-end route planning service, according to the companies. The partnership will see the integration of Uber's ride-sharing API and the TransLoc 'Rider' app, which provides real-time public transit tracking, arrival predictions and proximity alerts. Users will be able to simply input their destination in the Rider app and receive a tailored journey, incorporating the 'optimal combination' of walking, public transit options and Uber.

8 of 18 comments (clear)

  1. That's nice by colinrichardday · · Score: 1

    That would be helpful.

  2. Drive in parts of town where you were going anyway by tepples · · Score: 1

    The "ride-sharing" aspect is easiest to see with the UberPool service, in which drivers take passengers only near their ordinary commute to and from work.

  3. Re:Drive in parts of town where you were going any by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    They still charge money for it. If you're paying money, you're transacting business and not sharing.

  4. Re:Drive in parts of town where you were going any by kelemvor4 · · Score: 1

    They still charge money for it. If you're paying money, you're transacting business and not sharing.

    I don't think the word share means what you think it means.

  5. Re:Eh? by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 1

    Yes, we're supposed to hate Uber here because capitalism.

    I have the Uber app running on my iPhone. This combination must create such a concentrated locus of evil that it could be used as an energy source. If I were to eat a GMO power bar while I have the app open, would Democrats who happen to cross my path catch fire?

  6. How is this news? by SvnLyrBrto · · Score: 2

    Uber has had an API other app developers could use to integrate with them for years now. I use a couple regularly. One is a public transit trip planner and has had Uber integration for at least a year, and the other to avoid surge pricing and has been available for about three.

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  7. Slashvertising by Iamthecheese · · Score: 1

    I wonder how much someone is getting paid every time the word "uber" is displayed on the front page.

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  8. Optimal Combination by q4Fry · · Score: 1

    The "optimal combination" will be slowly taken over by "all Uber, all the time."