49 Facts About Via Transportation

Via Transportation, Inc is a global public transport, logistics, and Transit Tech company headquartered in New York City.

In October 2020, Via Transportation acquired the logistics company Fleetonomy to accelerate its entry into the last-mile deliveries industry.

In March 2021, Via purchased the transportation planning platform Remix for $100M to create the first end-to-end Transit Tech platform for cities and transit agencies.

Via Transportation primarily operates in partnership with a local transit authority, government entity, university, school district, taxi fleet or private organization.

In November 2021, Via Transportation announced On-demand Planning within the Remix platform.

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Via Transportation offers ADA complementary paratransit services, partnering with transit authorities and operators to offer its technology as software-as-a-service, or manage full operations, including drivers, vehicles, and customer service.

Via Transportation unveiled its school bus routing and tracking platform on August 21, 2019, after winning a contract with the New York City Department of Education, the largest school district in the United States.

Via Transportation Logistics specializes in last-mile deliveries including route planning, managing a fleet, and dispatching drivers and packages to customers.

In July 2018, Via partnered with Mori Building Company to launch HillsVia, an on-demand shared transportation network for the company's employees in Tokyo.

Via Transportation later announced a new service called BlueVia Transportation in Tokyo in September 2019.

BlueVia Transportation allows Itochu employees to hail a ride on-demand during their daily commutes and between meetings.

Via Transportation debuted its autonomous vehicle technology for the first time at CES 2019 alongside Aurrigo, Comet Mobility and an AI technology provider.

Via Transportation announced its first public autonomous vehicle deployment called BusBot on July 11, 2019.

Via Transportation partnered with local bus operator Busways, Transport for NSW, and technology provider EasyMile to operate BusBot.

In October 2019, Via Transportation unveiled BotRide, one of the world's first shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service operating on public roads.

In November 2019, Via Transportation partnered with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and announced a pilot program to launch LGA Connect, a new flat-rate shared ride service from LaGuardia Airport to all five New York City boroughs.

Via Transportation was established following the founders' experience with Sherut shared taxis in Israel.

In June 2017, Via Transportation partnered with Curb to allow users to hail a yellow taxi for a shared ride in certain areas of Manhattan.

In November 2017, Via Transportation partnered with the city of West Sacramento to deploy a fleet of Mercedes-Benz vans to function as a hybrid of ride share and buses.

In March 2018, Via Transportation partnered with the city of Arlington, Texas to operate 10 vans as shuttles for Arlington residents, with a possibility to expand the trial citywide; taxpayers funded the partnership with $922, 500 in its first year.

In November 2018, Via Transportation partnered with Auckland Transport and Go Bus to launch AT Local, a first- and last-mile transport solution in New Zealand.

In February 2019, Via Transportation partnered with the city of Lone Tree, Colorado to provide pairing technology for their Microtransit service, Link on Demand.

Via Transportation announced the first deployment of its technology in South America in February 2019.

Later that month, Via Transportation, Mori Building Company and Itochu collectively announced a strategic partnership to create Via Transportation Japan.

Later in May 2019, Via announced a new partnership with the Washington, D C Department of Public Works to offer rides to District employees, as well as an expansion of its existing service to Alexandria, Virginia.

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In June 2019, Via expanded its footing in Australia by launching another on-demand public transportation network called Cooee in The Ponds and Schofields, two suburbs of Sydney.

Via Transportation later announced a partnership with Hampton Jitney to offer flat-rate Via Transportation airport transfers and discounted rides to Hampton Jitney stops in Manhattan.

On July 9, 2019, Via announced the appointment of Charles H Rivkin to its board of directors.

Via Transportation announced its first public autonomous vehicle deployment called BusBot on July 11, 2019.

Via Transportation partnered with local bus operator Busways, Transport for NSW, and technology provider EasyMile to operate BusBot.

Later that week, Via Transportation announced it expanded its service zone in Chicago citywide.

Via Transportation unveiled its school bus routing and tracking platform "Via Transportation for Schools" on August 21, 2019, after winning a contract with the New York City Department of Education, the largest school district in the United States.

In September 2019, Via Transportation announced it will power a new transit deployment in partnership with Northeastern University, a global research university in based in Boston.

Later that month, Via Transportation announced a new partnership with Northwestern University, making it the third major university to use Via Transportation's technology to develop on-demand student shuttles following Harvard and Northeastern University.

Via Transportation Japan announced a new service called BlueVia Transportation in Tokyo in September 2019.

BlueVia Transportation allows Itochu employees to hail a ride on-demand during their daily commutes and between meetings.

In October 2019, the City of Cupertino, California announced that it chose Via to develop a new on-demand public transportation system, providing more efficient connections to the CalTrain and increase access to public transit across the city.

In November 2019, Via partnered with the District of Columbia Mayor's Office for Veterans Affairs and the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) to launch VetsRide, an on-demand shared ride program that provides veterans with access to free transportation to medical, educational, employment, and other opportunities.

Later that month, Via Transportation announced its first service in Utah in partnership with Utah Transit Authority.

In December 2019, Via partnered with Brazilian transit operator Sindionibus to launch TopBus+ in Fortaleza, making it Via's second on-demand public transportation network in Brazil.

In 2020, Via debuted its paratransit solution and signed key contracts with the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia and Green Bay Metro in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

In October 2020, Via Transportation acquired the logistics company Fleetonomy to accelerate its entry into the last-mile deliveries industry.

In March 2021, Via purchased the transportation planning platform Remix for $100M to create the first end-to-end TransitTech platform for cities and transit agencies.

In November 2021, Via Transportation completed a $130M Series G round of financing at a $3.

In December 2021, Via Transportation discontinued the last of their remaining direct-to-consumer rideshare operations to focus the business exclusively on the growing TransitTech business.

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Via Transportation announced that the business had surpassed an annual revenue run rate of $100M.

Via Transportation is known solely as Via throughout Europe and around the world.

Via Transportation launched Savy, an app using Via Transportation's on-demand ride-sharing technology and a fleet of vehicles owned by the company, in Queenstown, New Zealand in November 2017.

Via Transportation announced it provided more than 7 million rides in London since launching, saving 3 million vehicle kilometers by pooling multiple passengers into shared vehicles, resulting in more than 600, 000 kilograms of CO2 saved.