Vienna becomes digital: New animated figure Iris for public transport app!

Vienna becomes digital: New animated figure Iris for public transport app!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna faces an exciting innovation in public transport! The Viennese lines have presented the animated figure "Iris", which will soon be integrated into the Vienna Mobile app. This innovative function is currently in the test phase. Preparations for this project have been running since 2021, whereby the Viennese company Equalizent, which specializes in educational offers for deaf people, appears as a partner. This cooperation underlines the commitment of the Viennese lines, including offers for users, such as reported.

The Viennese lines, which have been acting as an independent institution since 1999, still work under the guidelines of the City of Vienna. With over 8,000 employees, they promote around 812 million passengers annually, as wikipedia . These impressive numbers are the result of a steady increase in passenger numbers since the 1970s, which has led to a record value of 334,577 annual ticket leaders. The public transport infrastructure, including the subway, trams and bus lines, has continued to develop and has become an indispensable part of Viennese mobility.

The various means of transport in the Viennese lines offer a comprehensive coverage of the city. The subway with its five lines is particularly popular and is continuously expanded in order to meet the increasing needs of passengers. At the same time, the tram lines that have been writing traffic history since 1865 experience a gradual decline because more and more subway routes are being established. It remains to be seen how the new figure "Iris" will influence passenger engagement, but the Berlin transport companies have already taken a first step in this direction with deniligen routes.