Pigeon, a Waze for public transit from Googles Space 120, expands around the U.S.

Crowdsourced transit app Pigeon, advanced inside of Google’s Space 120 lab for experimental initiatives, is these days rolling out to 5 new towns around the U.S., along with New York — together with Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. In contrast to conventional transit app…
Crowdsourced transit app Pigeon, developed within Google’s Area 120 lab for experimental projects, is today rolling out to five new cities across the U.S., in addition to New York — including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Unlike traditional transit app…

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