Background

Facilitating the access to connections, next departures or information on timetable changes via digital devices for young people and visually impaired people.

Measure

Since 2018, MVV has been offering a skill for Amazon Alexa for the voice output of timetable information.

Functions of the skill:

• using the signal word “Send me that”, calculated public transport connections are automatically forwarded to the e-mail address stored in the Alexa app, provided the user has given access to it.
• using the signal word “Settings”, users can adapt their connection search to their personal needs (e.g. walking speed, choice of means of transport, routes with few changes, short walking distances).

Sources:

[1] MVV Press release.
https://www.mvv-muenchen.de/mvv-und-service/presse/pressemitteilungen/news/detail/news/update-des-mvv-skills-mit-neuen-funktionen-ins-neue-jahr/index.html