An innovative new app has been developed by a British company that alerts commuters within 15ft if a pregnant woman would like a seat.
The Babee on Board app uses Bluetooth so it will work on the London Underground where there is no signal of wifi, and can be downloaded for free. Expectant mothers must download a second £3.99 ‘request a seat’ app to send alerts when they are travelling by public transport.
The Times’ technology correspondent Mark Bridge writes that one obvious drawback is the need for people who are not pregnant bothering to download the app for it to be effective, but developer 10x is apparently speaking to other technology providers in order to integrate it into existing and widely-used apps.
We've read it in: The Times, January 24 2017, Page 3
