A new £4m transport app was hailed as "a first of its kind" and a "big step forward" when it was launched by East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward and Nottingham and Derby city councils, with the help of government funding.
The Ride app, which has now been downloaded more than 5,000 times, aims to provide travellers with a one-stop shop to plan, book and pay for transport on buses, trains, trams and even ebikes and escooters.
But other transport apps are available which perform many of the same functions.
So BBC journalists Matt Weigold and Matt Barlow decided to put the Ride app to the test against Google Maps in a race.
The pair set off from the car park outside BBC Radio Derby's office in St Helen's Street after the morning rush hour traffic had subsided - and began by searching for directions to the BBC office in Nottingham. Here's how each of them got on.
