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November 14, 2023 13 mins

Welcome back to METROspectives. Today, Peter Aczel, CEO for Vontas; Jonny Simkin, CEO of Swiftly; and David Block-Schachter, Chief Business Officer at Transit, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman.


Topics include:

  • A first of its kind partnership between Vontas, Swiftly, and Transit
  • How open APIs will make larger-scale integrations a reality
  • How supplier partnerships can improve the overall passenger experience
  • Solving post-COVID mobility issues


Sponsored by Vontas.


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⏱ Timestamps ⏱

0:00 Intro

00:47 Vontas Announces Maryland MTA Partnership with Swiftly and Transit

1:37 How the Partnership Came to Fruition

3:02 Swiftly’s Role in the New Partnership

4:14 Transit Providing Real-Time Information to Passengers

5:10 Redefining Industry Standards

6:00 How the Maryland MTA Project is One of a Kind

7:15 Providing ETA’s that Reflect Reality

8:57 Giving Riders the Tech Experience they are Used To

9:35 How Open APIs Can Take Partnering to the Next Level

10:30 Breaking Silos

11:30 Solving Lingering Post-Pandemic Mobility Issues

12:30 The Internal Benefits for Transit Agencies

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