Futurefleet to provide bus times via SMS and web departure boards Since 1971, the Toledo Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) has provided reliable and timely bus services to the Toledo metropolitan area. Today, TARTA operates 250 buses across 34 bus routes, serving nine communities while carrying almost 5 million passengers each year. TARTA recently selected Avego… Continue reading Toledo Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) Selects Avego
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
3 out of 4 US commuters would carpool to save time or money
Survey Reveals Untapped Consumer Demand for Carpooling Avego conducted a commuter survey to try to understand people’s attitudes towards carpooling. Specifically, we wanted to find out if time and/or money savings were motivators to consider carpooling.The survey of U.S. commuters revealed key findings in a number of areas including: Saving Time and Money: 77 percent… Continue reading 3 out of 4 US commuters would carpool to save time or money
Avego announces new jobs and expanded offices
On Monday, December 13th 2010, Avego welcomed Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O’Keeffe TD and other dignitaries to help celebrate the announcement of new jobs, new contracts, new investment, and expanded offices. The event took place at Avego’s newly expanded facilities in Kinsale, Ireland. Minister O’Keeffe and representatives from Enterprise Ireland were on… Continue reading Avego announces new jobs and expanded offices
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
Avego at Disruptathon Event (June 22)
Tomorrow evening, Avego’s Director of Government Relations, Jason Conley, will be presenting on Shared Transport at the Disruptathon Clean IT Tech event in Washington DC. Taking place at the Canadian Embassy, Disruptathon features 6-8 companies talking about their disruptive innovations for an audience of 75-100 people. It will be a mix of techies, policy experts,… Continue reading Avego at Disruptathon Event (June 22)
The True Cost of Driving Alone
AAA publish 2010 report on annual driving costs in the U.S. Driving alone is costly, both for the planet and for your pocket. However, it’s often very easy to forget all the annual costs associated with driving your car. Fortunately, AAA releases an annual report on average driving costs, which make it easier for us… Continue reading The True Cost of Driving Alone
Avego to Power National Integrated Ticketing System
Avego’s Futurefleet™ technology chosen by the Irish government Avego has been chosen by the Irish government to provide hardware for more than 20 private bus operators who wish to participate in the country’s first integrated ticketing system. When complete, the system will enable commuters to avail of pay-as-you-go charging with re-usable smart cards on public… Continue reading Avego to Power National Integrated Ticketing System