Citymapper announces 'hyper-local multi-passenger pooled vehicle' (a bus)

London transport app company given six-month licence to launch bus route between Aldgate East and Highbury and Islington stations on weekend nights

London-based transport app Citymapper has announced its next product: "a social hyper-local multi-passenger pooled vehicle". Using "geo-matching technology" to route vehicles in a way which optimises boarding while minimising waiting times, the firm hopes to enable efficient ETAs for passengers with varied demographics.

Helpfully, the firm has also provided a translation out of its Silicon Valley-speak: it's launching a bus. Bus route CM2 will run between Aldgate East and Highbury and Islington stations, every 12 minutes, on Friday and Saturday nights from 9pm to 5.30am.