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| Industry | Online mapping |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Chinedu Echeruo |
| Defunct | October 2015 |
| Fate | Acquired by Apple |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
| Owner | Apple Inc. |
HopStop was an online city transit guide offering detailed, door-to-door biking, bus, subway, taxi, train, and walking directions in real time, as well as official transit maps for 600 cities around the world via Hopstop.com or apps for Android devices, iPads, iPhones, and Windows Phones.[1] The company, founded in 2005, was named one of the top 100 fastest growing software companies in the United States in 2011.[2]
Transit directions were available for several major metropolitan areas, including Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Las Vegas; London; Los Angeles; New York City; Paris; Philadelphia; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; Seattle; Toronto; and Washington, D.C.
- ^ Whitwam, Ryan (September 13, 2013). "Transit App HopStop Pulled From Play Store Following Apple Acquisition, Users Weep Softly Into Their Paper Bus Schedules". Android Police.
- ^ Nusca, Andrew (September 12, 2015). "Apple Maps vs. Google Maps heats up as Apple shuts down HopStop". Fortune.