App rewards Austin drivers to rethink the way home

Statescoop: Officials for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority are counting on a new mobile app to help alleviate traffic congestion in and around Austin, Texas, which ranks fourth in the nation for having the worst traffic conditions.

The mobile app, released May 6, offers Austin-area drivers rewards for using the app’s navigation technology as an incentive to plan their trips along routes and during times that help disperse some of the congestion.

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