46 result(s) for mobile app in Getting around
Budapest Taxi Firm First To Accept Bitcoin
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Taxi is the first taxi company in Hungary to accept the digital currency Bitcoin as payment, it was announced yesterday. The service is based on technology provided by Hungarian start-up CoinPay, which operates ATMs and provides online exchange for the digital currency.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Cab Drivers Demand Ban On Uber
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Cabbies partially blocked a major downtown intersection on Monday in the Hungarian capital to protest against Uber – but ran into opposition from angry drivers and commentators.
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
GA The application will adjust the street lights to the traffic and to the noise- and street pollution, and will collect data to improve transportation. The test run will start in April 2016 and will end in May 2017, nol.hu reports. Imagine that street lights shine brighter when a car or a pedestrian goes by, and it fades away behind them. Cyclists and pedestrians could choose the shortest and ...
New Police Radar Units In Hungary Begin Operation In April
- 2 Apr 2015 1:30 AM
- getting around
The new mobile radar units will may well scare speeders, as the related fines are not cheap (see table of fines below). The new generation of mobile radar units are far more efficient than their predecessors, and speeding is not the only thing they can detect. So the time has come for motorist to really concentrate on driving rather than chatting on their phones without hands-free car kits.
Road Toll System In Hungary To Be Amended At Several Points
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
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While reinforcing the theoretical foundation of the system, the government decided to make several changes in relation with the road toll system. According to the announcement made by János Fónagy, county vignettes will be valid up to the first exit ramp after a county border instead of the last one before the border as of 1 February, 2015, and there will be several new toll-free sections as well.
Scheidt & Bachmann To Revamp Budapest Ticket System
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) awarded German-based global solutions provider Scheidt & Bachmann a €91 mln five-year contract to design, supply and manage an automated multi-modal fare collection system, railwaygazette.com reported. Some €54.5 mln will be provided for the project by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and HUF 5.3 bln by the municipality of Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Top 7 Tips For Renting A Car In Budapest
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest, Hungary is an idyllic destination, with plenty to offer for all, from the avid traveller to the ardent businessman. Renting a car whilst in Budapest enables you to experience this city at your own liberty and travel around at your own leisure. Before renting a car, read these seven tips which will ensure your trip is full of adventure yet stress-free.
BKK Reveals The Bicycles Of The MOL Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
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The public bike-sharing scheme, MOL Bubi, will be launched in the spring of 2014. István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest and Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of MOL presented the first bicycles of this scheme on 6 November 2013. The EU co-funded development project is worth over one billion Hungarian Forints.
Budapest Taxi Firm First To Accept Bitcoin
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Taxi is the first taxi company in Hungary to accept the digital currency Bitcoin as payment, it was announced yesterday. The service is based on technology provided by Hungarian start-up CoinPay, which operates ATMs and provides online exchange for the digital currency.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Cab Drivers Demand Ban On Uber
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Cabbies partially blocked a major downtown intersection on Monday in the Hungarian capital to protest against Uber – but ran into opposition from angry drivers and commentators.
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
GA The application will adjust the street lights to the traffic and to the noise- and street pollution, and will collect data to improve transportation. The test run will start in April 2016 and will end in May 2017, nol.hu reports. Imagine that street lights shine brighter when a car or a pedestrian goes by, and it fades away behind them. Cyclists and pedestrians could choose the shortest and ...
New Police Radar Units In Hungary Begin Operation In April
- 2 Apr 2015 1:30 AM
- getting around
The new mobile radar units will may well scare speeders, as the related fines are not cheap (see table of fines below). The new generation of mobile radar units are far more efficient than their predecessors, and speeding is not the only thing they can detect. So the time has come for motorist to really concentrate on driving rather than chatting on their phones without hands-free car kits.
Road Toll System In Hungary To Be Amended At Several Points
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While reinforcing the theoretical foundation of the system, the government decided to make several changes in relation with the road toll system. According to the announcement made by János Fónagy, county vignettes will be valid up to the first exit ramp after a county border instead of the last one before the border as of 1 February, 2015, and there will be several new toll-free sections as well.
Scheidt & Bachmann To Revamp Budapest Ticket System
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) awarded German-based global solutions provider Scheidt & Bachmann a €91 mln five-year contract to design, supply and manage an automated multi-modal fare collection system, railwaygazette.com reported. Some €54.5 mln will be provided for the project by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and HUF 5.3 bln by the municipality of Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Top 7 Tips For Renting A Car In Budapest
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest, Hungary is an idyllic destination, with plenty to offer for all, from the avid traveller to the ardent businessman. Renting a car whilst in Budapest enables you to experience this city at your own liberty and travel around at your own leisure. Before renting a car, read these seven tips which will ensure your trip is full of adventure yet stress-free.
BKK Reveals The Bicycles Of The MOL Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The public bike-sharing scheme, MOL Bubi, will be launched in the spring of 2014. István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest and Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of MOL presented the first bicycles of this scheme on 6 November 2013. The EU co-funded development project is worth over one billion Hungarian Forints.