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Uber Expands Transit Ticketing, but First Agencies to Sell Tickets through App See Low Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 8, 2023 (September 24, 2023)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Uber

Despite continued interest from transit agencies in selling tickets and passes through the Uber app, the first agencies to make the move are not seeing strong adoption. [...]Read More

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Uber to Pilot Travel App in UK, Starting with Intercity Train and Bus Booking and Ticketing

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 7, 2022 (April 15, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Uber

Uber announced Wednesday that it would enable users of its ride-hailing app in the UK to also book and pay for tickets for intercity trains and coaches this summer, along…

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Denver Transit Agency Sees Some Growth in Mobile Ticketing During Pandemic, but Not Large Increase

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 21, 2021 (December 22, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged RTD Denver, Uber

The Regional Transportation District, or RTD, of Denver, continues to see only modest increases in mobile ticketing from third-party apps, and overall use of mobile ticketing has not greatly expanded…

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Collaboration with Uber and Lyft: Two Years on, Transactions Remain Low; Suspicions Run High over Data Sharing

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 18, 2021 (November 19, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Masabi, Uber

When the Regional Transportation District of Denver began enabling Uber to sell its bus and train tickets in May 2019-in the first integration of its kind in the world-it was…

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Transit Agency Sells Passes for Bikes and Buses through Trip-Planning App, though Cash Still Reigns

by Kiona SmithPosted on June 5, 2021 (July 7, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged RTC of Southern Nevada, Transit app, Uber

RTC of Southern Nevada, the main transit agency serving Las Vegas and the surrounding region, now enables customers to buy passes for bike share in addition to tickets for buses…

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In-Depth: First Agency to Sell Tickets Through Uber App Sees Relatively Few Takers Two Years on

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (October 4, 2021)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged RTD Denver, Uber

The Regional Transportation District of Denver was the first transit agency to work with Uber to sell its bus and light rail tickets through the Uber app in the spring…

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Sydney to Test Multimodal Payments with Private Mobility Providers Using Digital Opal Card

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 1, 2021 (June 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Lime, Opal card, Transport for New South Wales, Uber

A trial to be held later this year in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, if it proves successful, could offer one example for how agencies can encourage customers to take multimodal…

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Uber Expands Mobile Ticketing to More U.S. Public Transit Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 7, 2022)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Transit, Uber

As expected, Uber has expanded support for public transit ticketing in its app again, this time to a consortium of 13 small and mid-tier transit agencies in Ohio and Northern…

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Ohio-Based Transit Agency Group Planning to Enable Mobile Ticketing Through Uber App

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 3, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, NEORide, RTD Denver, Uber

(This premium article was originally published in May 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) A consortium of 13 small and mid-tier transit agencies in Ohio and Northern Kentucky plans…

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Government Regulation of Mobility-as-a-Service Seen as Necessary to Encourage Widespread Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 3, 2021)Posted in MaaSTagged Grab, MaaS Global, Masabi, RTD Denver, Uber

(This premium article was originally published in April 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) Government legislation will likely be needed for widespread adoption of mobility-as-a-service, or MaaS, to occur,…

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Uber Expands Transit Ticketing, but First Agencies to Sell Tickets through App See Low Adoption

Uber to Pilot Travel App in UK, Starting with Intercity Train and Bus Booking and Ticketing

Denver Transit Agency Sees Some Growth in Mobile Ticketing During Pandemic, but Not Large Increase

Collaboration with Uber and Lyft: Two Years on, Transactions Remain Low; Suspicions Run High over Data Sharing

Transit Agency Sells Passes for Bikes and Buses through Trip-Planning App, though Cash Still Reigns

In-Depth: First Agency to Sell Tickets Through Uber App Sees Relatively Few Takers Two Years on

Sydney to Test Multimodal Payments with Private Mobility Providers Using Digital Opal Card

Uber Expands Mobile Ticketing to More U.S. Public Transit Agencies

Ohio-Based Transit Agency Group Planning to Enable Mobile Ticketing Through Uber App

Government Regulation of Mobility-as-a-Service Seen as Necessary to Encourage Widespread Adoption

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in

Breaking: Cubic Transportation Systems Files Legal Challenge to Transport for London Decision on Revenue-Collection Contract Award