Tobo shows Tallinn's buses, trams, trolleys and trains live on one map. Over the past year it quietly became a lot more than that — a trip planner, a delay tracker, a second city. Here's what changed, no engineering degree required.
The live map you use today started life as a ground-up rebuild — same idea, a sturdier engine underneath.
Rebuilt the whole live map for speed: vehicles glide instead of jumping, and the page loads noticeably faster on phones.
Elron trains joined buses, trams and trolleys on the map for the first time.
A location marker that shows which way you're facing, plus a proper menu and a way to send feedback.
Vehicle animations quietly pause when you step away from the map, so it isn't burning battery in your pocket.
Tobo stopped being just a map. For the first time, you could ask it "how do I get there?" and get an actual answer.
Route planning launched: enter where you're going and get real routes built from live vehicle positions, not just the printed timetable.
A Schedules page and a Fleet overview, so you can see every vehicle currently on the road at a glance.
Vehicles now show how late — or early — they're actually running, calculated from their live GPS position.
Public holidays are now handled automatically, so schedules stop assuming every day is a normal Tuesday.
With the basics solid, the details got sharper — especially if you ride Elron.
Train matching became far more precise, correctly identifying Elron services — including international trains.
Saved Places: pin home, work and your regular spots so they're one tap away in the planner.
Route detours and planned changes now show directly on the map and in each vehicle's info panel.
The map itself was swapped out for a faster, sharper one. Most of this chapter, you were never meant to notice anything changed.
Moved to a modern map engine: smoother zooming, panning and rotating, with crisp text and icons at any zoom level.
A Bright / Dark map style toggle.
The trip planner started showing how reliable a route usually is, based on real delay history rather than the schedule alone.
A refreshed About page and new bilingual (Estonian / English) landing pages.
Coverage widened — and once your trip actually started, Tobo began paying much closer attention.
Trolleybuses joined the map, with their own icon and colour.
Active Trip mode: once your journey starts, a banner tracks your progress stop by stop, and the map camera follows your vehicle automatically.
The vehicle info panel was redesigned with a stop-by-stop timeline and live train speed.
Pages load noticeably faster — data now starts loading before the map even finishes drawing.
A long list of small fixes: trolleybus colours, tram matching, night-bus schedules crossing midnight, and a stuck one-finger zoom.
The newest chapter: Tobo left Tallinn for the first time.
Tartu is now on the map — live GoBus vehicles and trip planning, alongside Tallinn.
Railway and tram tracks are now drawn directly on the map.
Stop names now label the map itself, so nearby stops are visible without tapping.
A safety-net system now catches and corrects vehicles that get matched to the wrong route.
Installed home-screen apps on iPhone now stay up to date after each release, instead of getting stuck on an old version.