We catch up with Carl Partridge from UrbanThings to find out about their brand and exhibiting at Euro Bus Expo, on stand T46

Tell us a bit about your company?

UrbanThings is a mobility technology company based in London. We are proudly part of Paragon ID, leading provider of smart ticketing solutions worldwide. We exist to make travel simpler. Our vision is to create a world in which transport is efficient, effortless, and sustainable for everyone.

UrbanThings provides cities, local authorities and passenger transport operators with a smart transport platform for mobile ticketing and reservations, live vehicle tracking, and rich passenger analytics. Our technology powers over 100 million passenger journeys each year.

We have been deploying Mobility-As-A-Service platforms and Apps for 10 years, including BusChecker, the UK’s largest independent bus times app that has received critical acclaim throughout the UK media and used by millions across the globe.

Tell us about your latest product(s), service(s), promotions or launches visitors can hope to see on your stand?

Join UrbanThings and Paragon ID on stand T46. There will plenty of chances for hands-on demos of our mobility platform UrbanHub and our award-winning Apps, discovering old and new features including:

– Passenger and Driver Apps for RTI, m-Ticketing and MaaS
– Real time passenger information and vehicle tracking
– Mobile ticketing with QR barcode, visual validation and more
– Contactless cEMV card integrations
– Webshops for m-Ticketing and reservations

Visitors will have the opportunity to discover Bus Checker, the UK’s largest independent bus times app, powering 100 million journeys worldwide. UK bus operators can now sell mobile tickets in this app with no up-front costs. With commission-based pricing and no set-up fee, it’s the perfect low-risk solution for operators to increase their ticket revenue through another retail channel. We offer a quick and simple onboarding so bus operators can sell tickets from Day 1.

Why is exhibiting at Euro Bus Expo 2022 an unmissable opportunity for you?

More than ever, cities, and transport operators need to make services efficient, effortless and sustainable for everyone. We have been creating technology solutions to enable Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to achieve these ambitions. We are delighted to attend Euro Bus Expo this year. It will allow us to meet bus and coach professionals over three days to discuss how we can help them offer a modern and efficient transport experience, make their services more discoverable and increase their ticket revenue.