Seattle transit’s new ‘tap-to-pay’ feature goes live next week as region gears up for World Cup The ubiquitous tap-to-pay technology that has become commonplace in grocery stores and coffee shops is coming to Seattle-area buses and trains beginning Feb. 23. Read More
FlixBus arrives in Northwest with $9.99 trip from Seattle to Portland — and plans for electric vehicles “Having a car is a thing of the past,” according to Pierre Gourdain, managing director of FlixBus USA, as the… Read More
Uber sees rapid adoption for new bus service as it recruits for ‘high capacity vehicles team’ in Seattle Less than six months after launching, the Uber Bus program for developing cities is showing strong adoption as the company… Read More
Chariot wants to launch public mini-bus commuting service in Seattle early next year, with 100K riders and electrification by 2019 Chariot hopes to roll out its public commuting service in Seattle during the first quarter of 2018, according to CEO… Read More
Cloudy with a chance of F-bombs: Bus blocks Weather Channel’s video of Atlanta dome implosion The Atlanta Falcons came to Seattle Monday night and kind of ran over the Seahawks like a bus. But back… Read More
GeekWire’s Great Race: We pitted cars, bus, bike and skateboard at rush hour, with a surprising result It’s easier than ever to go car-less in Seattle. New technology-fueled services are letting people get around the Emerald City… Read More
Google wins patent for ‘bus detection,’ less than a month after its self-driving car hit a bus Oh, the irony. Just a few weeks after Google’s self-driving car hit a bus in its hometown, the search giant… Read More
Google’s self-driving car hits bus; company says it bears ‘some responsibility’ Google’s self-driving car hit a public bus on a busy street last month in the company’s hometown of Mountain View, Calif.… Read More
FareBot tracks your public transit card history, raises privacy issues Your ORCA card probably contains a lot more publicly accesible information than you think. Crosscut is out today with a story… Read More
Lost in Seattle? WhichBus helps you plan your public transit ride in real-time From an honorable mention at Startup Weekend last year to winning second place at October’s Evergreen Apps Challenge, the developers… Read More
Seattle redesigns public transit map with focus on frequency Speaking last month at an Ignite Seattle talk, mayor Mike McGinn stressed that the city needed to find ways to… Read More
