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topicnews · September 18, 2024

There is still room to learn from Google Maps

There is still room to learn from Google Maps

With goodride, Telekom is presenting its latest app. Unlike previous smartphone applications from Telekom, this is a navigation app that offers many practical features. It is even supposed to outshine Google Maps.

goodride: Telekom launches mobility app

For many commuters, the local transport company’s app simply belongs on their smartphone. Then there’s the DB Navigator for longer journeys, one or more e-scooter rental companies with their apps to be mobile everywhere – and Google Maps, because who knows where to go without it? That’s the absolute minimum.

Die Telecom declares war on app chaos with its new app Goodride. They are intended to replace all of these offers with a single application. From the start, users will be able to E-scooters, buses and trains as well as bike rental in goodride. In the future, the car will also find its way into the Telekom app via car sharing offers, ride hailing and the integration of traditional taxis.

goodride – bus, train & sharing

Telekom MobilitySolutions

goodride - bus, train & sharing

goodride – bus, train & sharing

Telekom MobilitySolutions

Google Maps in the crosshairs: This makes the Telekom app better

Above all, a Features should the But make the competition look old. Telekom writes:

Different means of transport can be easily combinedto get from A to B. This includes public transport, car sharing, bike sharing, scooters, taxis and other mobility services.

Google Maps, the undisputed leader in navigation, does not even offer the option of defining intermediate destinations when using public transport. More Goodride will also offer Information about possible delays or other timetable changes, promises Telekom.

Goodride is intended to facilitate the booking of various providers directly in the app, including the entire payment process. Telekom will present the prices in a user-friendly and transparent manner to make comparison easier for customers.

AI analysis will also provide users with personalized suggestions based on their goodride usage behavior. Whether Telekom’s offer will ultimately It remains to be seen whether it can prevail against market leader Google. If goodride does what it promises, it definitely has what it takes.

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