If users have to wait by a Centrex until the next shuttle comes, they can explore some of the voice portal’s other features by saying, “When Harry Met Sally,” “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling,” “I Love You” and a few other choice phrases.
Their technology is so appealing that the MBTA has already adopted it for bus schedules. Delvecchio and Karamchandani said Philadelphia, Takoma, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Calgary and St. Louis have shown interest in the ShuttleGirl Project.
Delvecchio and Karamchandani have also been in contact with Yale students who hope to start up a Yale.ShuttleGirl.com site next year.
“It has sort of turned into a business,” Delvecchio said.
—Staff writer Victoria C. Hallett can be reached at hallett@fas.harvard.edu.