As the post COVID world slowly goes back to work, school and, hopefully normal life, managing crowds will be key in keeping people safe and healthy as they use transit […]
Mobile Transit
Apple Pay Octopus launch…for real
Good news for Hong Kong iPhone users: press invitations labeled ‘Redefining Mobile Payments’ that went out to local media outlets on May 28 signaled Octopus for Apple Pay would finally […]
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Siri Adds Japan Transit Directions
I’m not exactly sure when Siri added Japan Transit directions, but it didn’t work 3 weeks ago. I had basically given up hope on this Apple Maps wish list item, […]
Mobile Transit
Transit Cards on Mobile
Transit cards on mobile devices first appeared in 2006 with the launch of Mobile Suica, the world’s very first comprehensive transit card on mobile service. With the arrival of digital […]
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Apple Pay Octopus Ides of March (obsolete)
Here we are again. Apple Pay Octopus has been languishing in beta test hell for over a year with no public release in sight. The last official news was the […]
Mobile Transit
Suica, Toica, ICOCA integrating commuter pass regions staring in March 2021
Big things sometimes come in small packages. JR East, JR Central, JR West issued a joint press statement on September 20 that starting in April 2021, Suica-Toica-ICOCA commuter pass regions […]