The Sunnyvale Caltrain station is Cupertino’s gateway for tech commuters coming from San Francisco to Apple’s headquarters. But riders looking to finish the last four miles of their journey from the station to Apple face an additional 30 minutes on public transit with plenty of walking in between.
Via is the company behind the fleet of on-demand vans. Dozens of transit operators in California have contracted Via to integrate ride-hailing technology into bus and rail networks to fuse the convenience of on-demand cars with the affordability of public transit. SUNNYVALE, CA – March 29: An exterior view of one of the Via’s vehicles is photographed on March 29, 2022, in Sunnyvale, Calif. Many riders have fled public transit due to health concerns and remote work. How has that affected Via services?Many people really stopped moving around like they were before. But the need was still very much there for essential workers to get where they needed to go. Some of our transit partners chose to shut down their on-demand rides.