You want an example?
Simple as that… 4:14 PM: a commuter posted an alert on his line to share what he heard on the train “Conductor just announced single-tracking in/out of Penn” Clever Commute Artificial Intelligence technology recognized that an alert about “single-tracking” is something that affects users on all NJT lines. We therefore automatically re-shared it to all of our NJT […]
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Understanding the economics of Clever Commute
Summary: I try to be fair. I love running Clever. It’s passion of mine…but I need your help covering the costs. If you are having second thoughts about the actual dollar cost of subscribing to the Premium version of Clever Commute, please read this and consider upgrading by using the Premium feature of the […]
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What’s new in version 4.1.1
Some changes happen on the back end…so end-users are already benefiting from those. But for the sake of sharing the good news, here is the full list of what we’ve been up to Enhancements and New Features New! Service Status watcher – our bots find and share early warnings that your providers don’t New! Get […]
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Managing the “Good News” alerts at the start of your commute
The Heads-Up feature sends Premium users the official view of their commute at the user’s stated travel time. Some riders want to suppress those alerts. To accomplish that, they may use another Premium feature: the ability to stop notifications from any given user. How to: When you see such a message in Recent Alerts, tap […]
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Getaway Day Advice – Thankgiving 2019
As a service to commuters, we provide this getaway advice for those who are exiting NYC (via public transit) for Thanksgiving. Read on for: A look back at 2018: “What happened on the Wednesday before the holiday last year?“ Clever Commute’s “SIX T’s” – the key to a stress-free commute on get-away day. (1) What […]
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The New Year resolution I made last January (130 fixes and enhancements in the first 3 quarters of 2019)
For 2017 and 2018, I was publishing a new version of the app on a somewhat-monthly schedule. There were so many features to add…so many opportunities. It was energizing. But the majority of these things focused on the NJ commuting experience. To be clear, a lot of work is always needed on the infrastructure used […]
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A (official) ‘heads up’ before you commute
At the start of your commute, this feature sends an alert (per your notification options) to let you if your provider says things are GOOD SERVICE (LIRR/Metro-North) or On or Close (NJ Transit) . This matches what you see at Service Status at your (train) provider’s website. E.g., http://mta.info or www.njtransit.com Example: Of course, if […]
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Enahncements Improve handling of Recent Alerts from transit providers Enahnced archive routine UI fixes and consistency changes Bug Fix – iOS badge reset
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Infrastructure upgrades (UI, e-mail) Back-end: Timeliness of GTFS data Fortify integrity of train history
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Getaway Day Advice: Labor Day 2019
As a service to commuters, we provide this getaway advice for those who are exiting NYC (via public transit) for Labor Day Weekend. Read on for: A look back at 2018: “What happened on the Friday before the holiday last year?“ Clever Commute’s “SIX T’s” – the key to a stress-free commute on get-away day. […]
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