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"which provides real-time bus and train schedules in just 37 global cities" yeah, sure, global it is! Dont they teach the meaning of the word global in the US

• jvzr 13y ago
  Yeah, like this other paragraph about a future announcement, one of the top 5 cities by population: they are all asian. Is it Tokyo? Only one of these that publishes GPS data for its transit system. Or is it "global" = US?
  • snogglethorpe 13y ago
    Given Tokyo's huge number of independent transit operators, there's no real authority to grant any "exclusives." By the same token, getting real-time info out of all of these operators would seem a huge task... But given the nature of Tokyo transport, it's hardly necessary in most cases anyway—everything runs extremely frequently, and pretty much exactly on time (so scheduled times are usually all you need), and the system's emphasis on rail over buses means that variability due to traffic conditions is rarely a concern.
    • samvermette 13y ago
      That's good to know for when we launch Tokyo, thank you.
  • samvermette 13y ago
    Definitely not in the top 5, not sure why he said that...