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Citymapper wants to launch a second bus route.
The London transportation app has asked Transport for London (TfL) for permission to launch a night bus route in East London in July, running between Aldgate East and Highbury & Islington.
Citymapper is best known for its eponymous app that helps users find their way through cities, but in May it took its first step into transportation itself with the launch of a pop-up bus route in central London.
The CMX1 ran for just two days around Waterloo and Blackfriars, and showcased new tech Citymapper has been quietly building to help plan and route public transportation. (Business Insider had a ride when it launched, and you can read more here.)
The bright green hopper bus came with charging points beneath the seats and a big screen showing the route — but was otherwise largely similar to existing buses.
Impact Group, the transport firm that worked with Citymapper on its first bus, has also put in an application for the route…