Santa Barbara and three counties in San Francisco Bay Area select Avego RTR In a major indication that Real-time Ridesharing (RTR) is becoming a new, mainstream mode of transport, several government agencies in California have chosen to pilot Avego’s ridesharing technology. Administered by Caltrans in Santa Barbara and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in Sonoma,… Continue reading Avego Chosen as Real-Time Ridesharing System throughout California
Category: Real Time Ridesharing
Avego Ride Board launches
Real-time and pre-matched ridesharing now available! Have you ever stood in a busy airport, looked at the departure board, and thought, “this would be so much easier if I could just tap the plane I want to take to reserve my seat?” Unfortunately, a simple tap on a departure board at the airport won’t get… Continue reading Avego Ride Board launches
Critical Mass Building in Houston
NuRide makes real-time ridesharing available to thousands of Houston commuter members Avego recently joined forces with NuRide, the nation’s largest rewards program for individuals who take greener trips, to offer real-time ridersharing to its Houston members. In just the first two weeks, over 120 Houston NuRide members have already joined up. To take part as… Continue reading Critical Mass Building in Houston
Critical Mass of Real-time Ridesharing Nears in Seattle Area
New guaranteed ride service spurs confident participation in go520 pilot Avego’s go520 real-time ridesharing project took another step towards building a “critical mass” of users with the launch of frequent guaranteed ride services along the busy Capitol Hill to Overlake Transit Center corridor between Seattle and the Microsoft Campus. The success of real-time ridesharing depends… Continue reading Critical Mass of Real-time Ridesharing Nears in Seattle Area
USDOT announces TIGER III grants
On June 30, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a third round of TIGER grants. The $527 million in discretionary grants are intended for critical investments in the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Funding is available for high-impact projects, including roads, bridges, freight rail, transit buses and streetcars, ports, and bicycle and pedestrian paths. Eligible recipients include… Continue reading USDOT announces TIGER III grants
Avego Real-time Ridesharing Comes to Windows Phone 7
WP7 App will help success of Seattle’s go520 Ridesharing Pilot Avego Driver has broken new ground yet again by becoming the first real-time ridesharing application available on Windows Phone 7, as well as the first real-time ridesharing app compatible across multiple mobile platforms. While Avego Driver for iPhone has been available since 2008, with thousands… Continue reading Avego Real-time Ridesharing Comes to Windows Phone 7
Avego Driver 2.2 Now Available on App Store
Latest release introducing great enhancements for drivers and riders Since the release of Avego Driver 2.1 last November, the Avego product team has been busy working on the next major update to Avego’s real-time ridematching application. Version 2.2 is now available for download, and includes several new features that help make real-time ridesharing easier than… Continue reading Avego Driver 2.2 Now Available on App Store
Avego Launches New Real-time Ridesharing Pilot in Ireland
To ease congestion between Carrigaline and leading Irish University For many students, faculty and employees of University College, Cork, the commute to and from campus from the nearby suburb of Carrigaline gets a failing grade. According to the Central Statistics Office of Ireland, Carrigaline has the highest proportion of workers commuting to work by car… Continue reading Avego Launches New Real-time Ridesharing Pilot in Ireland
VPSI & Avego Helped Conference Attendees Go ‘Car Free’ at ACT 2010
Shuttle and Shared Transport dramatically reduced need for SOV cars at transport conference For the first time at an international conference, Shared Transport services were made available to conference attendees at this year’s Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) Conference here, thanks to an innovative complimentary shuttle and shared transport service powered by VPSI and Avego.… Continue reading VPSI & Avego Helped Conference Attendees Go ‘Car Free’ at ACT 2010
Avego Shared Transport 2.0 Released
A major upgrade of Avego’s award-winning iPhone application is now available on the iTunes App Store. With version 2.0, the application has been redesigned to provide both drivers and riders with a greatly improved user experience. For drivers, there are many changes that make it easier than ever to offer unused seats to other people… Continue reading Avego Shared Transport 2.0 Released