Trenitalia (FS Italiane Group) and Wetaxi, the app call taxi with which it is possible to establish the cost of the journey in advance, they have developed an innovative service integrated mobility which provides the possibility of requesting on the site of Trenitalia the taxi with Wetaxi together with the purchase of Frecce, Intercity and Intercity Notte tickets or directly from the train using the ARROWS portal.
In this way it will be possible, in just a few clicks, to plan your own itineraries and travel from your home door to your final destination, also accumulating program points Cartafreccia. The benefit will be available gradually 26 Italian cities and it will always be possible to know the maximum rate in advance and to have guaranteed the spending cap.
This is a fundamental first step in the direction of intermodality which will initially be offered to all Trenitalia passengers traveling to and from cities such as: Roma, Milano, Napoli e Torino, both with trains Arrows, both Intercity. In the coming months, the two companies intend to extend the coverage of the service to the entire boot, continuing to innovate the service offered.
“An authentic integration between train and other modes of collective and shared transport – he declared Louis Corradi, CEO and DG of Trenitalia – allows for the construction of sustainable mobility with enormous benefits from an environmental point of view. This must be associated with strong social sustainability because agreements of this type have the aim of freeing cities from cars, significantly improving the livability of urban spaces. Like Trenitalia, we are ready to face the challenge of integrated mobility by accompanying the passenger throughout the entire journey.”
"Wetaxi was born with the aim of promoting an intelligent mobility model and supporting the sector in the innovation process, thanks to an open and versatile proprietary technology, capable of integrating into existing systems", underlines Maximilian Curto, CEO of Wetaxi. "Now with Trenitalia we are carrying out this project by working together to innovate the movements of Italians, thanks to an innovative door-to-door mobility service and an increasingly integrated public transport network and at the service of citizens, in the name of safety and convenience".
