(One publication has reported $100 million we were told that it was 'well below' this amount.) Via has confirmed it's a mixture of cash and stock, while sources close to the deal tell TechCrunch that Citymapper investors are mostly not making their money back in the transaction and that it's effectively a washout. Originally making a name for itself as an alternative to apps like Google Maps for consumers planning journeys in metropolitan areas using public transportation, Citymapper has around 50 million users globally.įinancial terms are not being disclosed. Now, a piece of that strategy is falling into place: today the company is announcing its acquisition of Citymapper, the London startup that produces a popular urban mapping app. Umso schöner war es, heute beim KelRide Konsortiums Showcase in Kelheim dabeigewesen zu sein, wo wir unser autonomes, on-demand, geteiltes, in den ÖPNV integriertes und im Mischverkehr betriebenes Projekt, das schon seit einigen Monaten live ist vorstellen und ausprobieren konnten.Last month, when transportation startup Via raised $110 million at a $3.5 billion valuation, CEO Daniel Ramot said it planned to make acquisitions to grow its transportation technology stack. Thus, it was really exciting having joined today‘s KelRide consortium (Landkreis Kelheim, EasyMile, TÜV Rheinland Group, P3 ) showcase in Kelheim where we tried out and discussed our autonomous, on-demand, shared and fully included into public transportation and using the normal street network, project that uses the Via technology for fully flexible booking, routing & pooling that has already been operating for months now! Can’t wait for more Via AV projects on German soil.Īutonome Mobilitätsprojekte sind häufig entweder nicht geteilt oder spontan buchbar, auf extra Straßen oder Privatgeländen unterwegs. When we talk about #autonomous #mobility projects, they are often either fixed route, non-shared, operated on dedicated lanes or on a private ground or just an announcement for a far distant future project.