Team announcement
Moovit welcomes new hire to lead the expansion of Moovit On-Demand in the US
San Francisco - February 2021 - Moovit, an Intel company, a leading Mobility as a Service(MaaS) solutions provider and creator of the #1 urban mobility app, is announcing the hire of Jeff Zarr as Director of Sales Engineering. Zarr brings his 35 years of experience in the transportation industry to Moovit, focusing on demand-response mobility solutions. He will lead the American Sales Engineering team, leveraging his technical and practical knowledge and expertise to contribute to Moovit’s growing customer base in the US. Moovit On-Demand is a complementary service to traditional modes of public transportation. The dynamically routed transit system automatically assigns multiple passengers heading in the same direction to a shared vehicle to transport them around the city. Transit agencies, cities, and private companies can choose between pre-scheduled transit or mobility on-demand models to digitize their operations and offer the most accurate and efficient flexible microtransit service. SMART, a transit agency based just outside of Detroit, is among Moovit’s customers using this microtransit solution. Jeff Zarr has worked in the transportation industry for 35 years, mainly focusing on demand-response mobility solutions in North America. His expertise comes from providing consulting services for over 100 transit agencies worldwide, working for urban transportation research firms, public transit authorities, service providers, and mobility software vendors. Before joining Moovit, Zarr worked as a senior consultant at Trapeze Group for eight years, in addition to the 11 years he previously worked at Trapeze from 1999-2010. Zarr also worked as a Special Projects Manager for MV Transportation, performing corporate consulting for public transportation agencies throughout North America. With Jeff Zarr’s hire, Moovit is further heightening its position in the US urban mobility market, expanding its On-Demand solution. Zarr will lead the Sales Engineering team, bringing his vast technical and practical background, network of hundreds of transit agency leaders and authorities, and will be a trusted advisor for potential and strategic veteran Moovit customers. “During the many years I’ve worked in this industry, I’ve witnessed Moovit’s exponential growth, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to amplify the company’s success,” said Jeff Zarr, Director of Sales Engineering at Moovit. “With this new role, I look forward to continuing the professional relationships I’ve built over the years with many transit agencies and operators, and I’m especially honored to work with and lead an incredibly talented team.” About Moovit Moovit (www.moovit.com), an Intel company, is a leading Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions provider and the creator of the #1 urban mobility app. Moovit was acquired by Intel in 2020 to join forces with Mobileye and advance its MaaS strategy. Together, Moovit and Mobileye will accelerate the global adoption of autonomous transportation. Moovit’s iOS, Android, and Web apps guide people in getting around town effectively and conveniently, using any mode of transport. Introduced in 2012 it now serves over 950 million users in more than 3,400 cities across 112 countries. Moovit amasses up to six billion anonymous data points a day to add to the world’s largest repository of transit and urban mobility data. For governments, cities, transit agencies, and private companies, Moovit offers AI-powered MaaS solutions covering planning, operations, and optimization with proven value in reducing congestion, growing ridership, and increasing efficiency and asset utilization. Industry leaders such as Microsoft, Uber, and Cubic have partnered with Moovit to power their mobility offerings.