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I'm not aware of any major mapping platform which does multimodal journeys very well yet, whoever figures it out first will probably see me switch to their app

I'm not aware of any major mapping platform which does multimodal journeys very well yet, whoever figures it out first will probably see me switch to their app immediately. Bonus points if they build in cost optimization, ie, "take the train 80% of the way there and then Uber for the last leg, optionally saving you 20 mins for an extra $8, or bring a bike to save 10 mins for no extra cost". I'm reading that Citymapper might do this in London, but I've not seen it in their NYC version unless I'm just being dense?

svachalek 7y ago
Yeah, I'd really like something that can solve for "I want to drive to a train station, take a train, and then whatever form of transit can take me the last mile". It's a not-uncommon case for me and it seems both Apple and Google could both basically solve it if only the UI had a way to ask.
- penagwin 7y ago
  They would have to have live price data across multiple vendors -say uber, lyft, every train station, every bus station, city taxes, if you can bring a bike or not, etc. Getting all that data for a single city would be impressive, let alone around the world. Not that Google couldn't do it of course.
squeaky-clean 7y ago
You have to go into your settings and enable CityMapper Labs, as the multimode is still in beta. It works alright. Sometimes it works really well, but I just tested it out now for a short trip and it suggests going too many stops out of my way to get a citibike. Not sure why, as there are bikes available at closer stations. I also don't think it supports the idea of "I have a bike". It's mostly transferring from public transport to a bike share and vice versa. > Bonus points if they build in cost optimization, ie, "take the train 80% of the way there and then Uber for the last leg, It does do this (or at least is doing it in my current test). If I ask for directions from home to LGA, one of the Labs options is to take the G to the 7 to Junction Blvd and then take an Uber for $10-14. An UberX from my home to LGA right now costs $24.60
- sethhochberg 7y ago
  Ahh, I hadn't thought to check in Labs - thanks for the tip!
askvictor 7y ago
Transit (the app) does a pretty decent job of multimodal including public transport, bikes, and rideshare.

svachalek 7y ago

Yeah, I'd really like something that can solve for "I want to drive to a train station, take a train, and then whatever form of transit can take me the last mile". It's a not-uncommon case for me and it seems both Apple and Google could both basically solve it if only the UI had a way to ask.

penagwin 7y ago
They would have to have live price data across multiple vendors -say uber, lyft, every train station, every bus station, city taxes, if you can bring a bike or not, etc. Getting all that data for a single city would be impressive, let alone around the world. Not that Google couldn't do it of course.

squeaky-clean 7y ago

You have to go into your settings and enable CityMapper Labs, as the multimode is still in beta. It works alright. Sometimes it works really well, but I just tested it out now for a short trip and it suggests going too many stops out of my way to get a citibike. Not sure why, as there are bikes available at closer stations. I also don't think it supports the idea of "I have a bike". It's mostly transferring from public transport to a bike share and vice versa. > Bonus points if they build in cost optimization, ie, "take the train 80% of the way there and then Uber for the last leg, It does do this (or at least is doing it in my current test). If I ask for directions from home to LGA, one of the Labs options is to take the G to the 7 to Junction Blvd and then take an Uber for $10-14. An UberX from my home to LGA right now costs $24.60

sethhochberg 7y ago
Ahh, I hadn't thought to check in Labs - thanks for the tip!

askvictor 7y ago

Transit (the app) does a pretty decent job of multimodal including public transport, bikes, and rideshare.