examples

You want an example?

You want an example?

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Simple as that…

  1. 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”
  2. 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 riders.
  3. 4:59 PM: NJT first notifies users of the issue
    https://twitter.com/NJTRANSIT_MOBO/status/1227351567105429506
  4. 5:02 PM: a different commuter Tweeted their frustration (to NJT) that CleverCommute broke the story
    and that NJT “announced this [problem] only 50 minutes after @clevercommute did”
    See the Tweet here – https://twitter.com/jeffalexander19/status/1227352176298610688

    NJT said they are looking into this…but as of the update time on this blog post, the original Twitter user is still awaiting a reply
    https://twitter.com/StewartMader/status/1227446819506020353

Overall testimonials

Sneak peek at train performance metrics

Sneak peek at train performance metrics

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Just another test of the power of the data that commuters are sharing…

These are the data points for January 2019.

This train is #1152 on the Main/Bergen line. Scheduled Hoboken arrival is 7:40 AM.

It did not even once arrive at (or before) that time.

Disclosure

  • On some days, there was no data shared for this train
  • On Jan 29, the train was roughly 50 min late…so we have removed it from this view

Troubleshooting Apple Subscriptions

What’s new in version 3.2.5

What’s new in version 3.2.5

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More improvements in the way the app works when there is no cell/wifi connection

Plus

The on-going work to keep things humming along and technically up-to-date

  • Programming language update
  • Internal analytics libraries
  • Schedule/Feeds (GTFS)

Bus commute may get bad. We took down the Clever paywall.

Bus commute may get bad. We took down the Clever paywall.

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The Route 495 bridge replacement project has started. It runs until Summer 2021.

Two important headlines:

(1) There are links below to help you learn about it
(FYI: Transit reporter Larry Higgs has a good presence at NJ.com, Facebook, Twitter…and more. He’s been following all of this closely.)

(2) Clever Commute has taken down its Premium paywall

Now through Labor day September 9 so that all NJ users (train or bus) get free access to all information and features

More on (1) – Understanding what is Happening

More on (2) – All NJ Commuters get Free Premium services through Labor Day

The “Free” app and the “Premium” app are the same product…but you must be running the latest version in order to take advantage of the unlocked Premium features (how to tell).
If you are already on 3.2.3 (the latest), then logout/login to experience all features.

The easy way to check that you have activated Premium: There are no banner ads in the app!
Suggestion: Go to Settings => “Comms & Config” and change the value of “History – Alerts” to see more than just 2 hours of recent history.

Please use this opportunity to share info and help each other.
Please use the “Contact” feature of our web site if you have any questions.

Thanks,

–Conductor Josh