Take the A train? Apple, Google and other apps can tell you
Monday, December 7, 2015 - 12:48
in Mathematics & Economics
HopStop, a pioneer in offering transit directions in major cities, disappeared in October—not because it failed, but because Apple bought it and shut it down after putting its engineers to work building Apple's own transit-navigation service. That feature went live on Apple Maps in September, narrowing a major feature gap with Google Maps.