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Why did Intel buy Moovit?

The addition of Moovit brings Intel's Mobileye closer to achieving its plan to become a complete mobility provider, including robotaxi services, which is forecast to be an estimated $160 billion opportunity by 2030.



Intel acquired the Israeli transit app Moovit for approximately $840 million in 2020 to accelerate its "Mobility-as-a-Service" (MaaS) strategy under its subsidiary, Mobileye. The primary goal was to combine Moovit’s massive proprietary transportation dataset—which includes real-time data from over 7,500 transit agencies and millions of users—with Mobileye’s autonomous driving technology. By 2026, this acquisition has allowed Intel to develop sophisticated "multimodal" routing for self-driving robotaxis, ensuring they can navigate complex city infrastructures effectively. Essentially, Intel didn't just buy a map app; they bought the "eyes and brain" of urban transit patterns, enabling them to predict traffic and passenger demand more accurately than competitors. This data is critical for the rollout of autonomous shuttle fleets, helping Intel transition from a chip manufacturer to a leader in the global $160 billion automated mobility market.

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Moovit's iOS, Android, and Web apps guide people in getting around town effectively and conveniently, using any mode of transport. Introduced in 2012 it now serves over 950 million users in more than 3,400 cities across 112 countries.

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The company makes money by selling its anonymized transit data to cities. “We leverage our deep understanding of data and the people usage to create products that we then license to cities and transport authorities,” reported Meydad.

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You only need one app on your phone to navigate nearby buses and transit in the U.S. and across 112 other countries and in 45 languages. If you'd like to know bus times and train times all around the world or if you need to find out when the last bus leaves a certain bus stop Moovit has you covered.

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Moovit uses both crowdsourced and official public transit data to provide route planning to users as well as transit data APIs to transit companies, cities, and transit agencies. Because Moovit integrates crowdsourced data, it can provide transit information for areas where no data is officially available.

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Originally named Tranzmate, Moovit was founded as a startup in Israel in 2012 by developers Nir Erez, Roy Bick, and Yaron Evron.

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Moovit has integrated with FREE NOW to provide its taxi-hailing services as part of its urban mobility app for users in Italy. Users of the over 200 Italian cities where Moovit is present, will be able to book the taxi service in conjunction with other public transport options offered within the Moovit smartphone app.

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Yes. The Moovit app remains free, and you can enjoy ALL the free features.

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The vulnerabilities have long since been fixed and no customer action is required. It's important to note that no bad actors took advantage of these issues to access customer data. Additionally, no credit card information was exposed as Moovit and Moovit-Pango do not keep credit card information on file.”

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“But when it comes to transit data, Moovit is the one true expert. Moovit's precise and hyper-local transit data eclipses what's offered by anyone else.” For example, Moovit provides real-time transit coverage for thousands of transit operators worldwide, compared with hundreds by Google and even fewer by Apple.

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Moovit feels more transportation-based, and Google Maps more destination-based. But before they are different, they are similar. Their UI components are where and how you'd expect them to be, which demonstrates that good design is truly invisible.

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If you're a world traveler and only have space on your phone for one app, Moovit is your best bet: the app works in over 2,000 cities around the world. Note: At this time only Citymapper and Transit include dockless bikeshare and scooters.

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You can also buy tickets digitally through the 'Moovit' app and scan a QR code on the busses to pay for your trip. Because Jerusalem has an ever-changing and complicated bus network, the easiest way to find your route is via the Egged website.

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