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except there were laminated cards on each seat telling you not to talk to anyone else.
What the...
To be honest I'm always going to be suspicious of tech companies disrupting transport systems thanks to Uber. If Citymapper are saying things like 'regulation makes it hard to be smart' they just sound like every other techbro. Like the regulation might be old but... I still want there to be regulation.
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i've only read a translated version of the article but it looks like what moia is doing is similar to the citymapper smartbus service?
it seems they licenses for 500 drivers in london (fairly old article though)
also seems citymapper are introducing an unlimited underground/overground/bus travel pass which contributes to journeys on the smartbus service whilst undercutting TFL's travelcard.
CSB: I got a 'smartbus' home from hospital in hackney recently and it was quite handy for getting me home when buses / trains meant doing a couple of changes and/or lots of walking (that I couldn't manage). It felt like a strange combination of an uber pool and getting an actual bus - except there were laminated cards on each seat telling you not to talk to anyone else.