Routematch Software

Routematch Software - software developer from Atlanta (USA). The software of this company is used by the agencies of public transport worldwide for ensuring the activity.

History

2020: Transition under management to Uber

In the middle of July, 2020 Uber Technologies purchased Routematch Software to accelerate development of the autonomous road map and to enter the new markets concerning public transport. Uber does not open financial terms of transaction.

Purchase of Routematch should help Uber to expand the core business. More than 500 transport agencies use software products of Routematch for management of operational processes. The software helps with fleet management, planning of routes, payment processing and at the solution of the connected tasks. The firm even sells inexpensive tablets for drivers to help the agencies to cut down repair expenses of computers.

Uber purchased software developer for public transport

The transaction opens new abilities to integrate for Uber. For example, the company can connect Paytematch's Pay service which is used by the transit agencies for collecting of passenger payments, with function of purchase of tickets for the bus and the train which Uber in the experimental purposes implemented in the application. The last function is available only in Denver now, but its integration with the payment system which is already used by the transport agencies in other cities can help to accelerate deployment of a pilot project in other regions.

The same way, the software of Routematch can help Uber to provide for management of the public transport schedule to users more exact information on planning of a trip. Besides, Uber can use Routematch for collection of data on traffic and use them in the taxi.^[1]

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