Arrive, a global urban mobility platform, announced its intention to acquire Passport, a provider of parking compliance and curbside payment technology used by hundreds of cities across North America. The planned transaction aims to unify enforcement technology, paid parking systems, and payment infrastructure into a single platform designed to support the future integration of autonomous vehicle technologies.
Passport has spent more than a decade building a software platform that supports more than 800 cities and private operators across North America. Its technology helps municipalities manage parking payments, permitting, enforcement, and curbside operations while generating data-driven insights that improve compliance and optimize revenue.
Arrive said the acquisition would combine two complementary portfolios to create a more comprehensive mobility management platform for cities and operators. The combined company intends to simplify complex urban mobility ecosystems while strengthening relationships with municipal and commercial partners across the region.
The deal aligns with Arrive’s broader strategy to prepare cities for the growing role of autonomous vehicles. By integrating Passport’s curbside management and payment infrastructure with Arrive’s broader mobility ecosystem, the companies aim to develop tools that help municipalities adapt to self-driving technology while maintaining efficient transportation networks.
Arrive said the combined capabilities will help cities unlock new revenue streams, better manage curb space, and integrate emerging transportation technologies into urban infrastructure. The company emphasized that the move supports its mission of making cities more livable by improving how people move through urban environments.
The transaction is supported by Arrive’s owners, including Verdane, Vitruvian Partners, and Searchlight Capital Partners, and remains subject to regulatory review in the United States. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Passport’s platform enables cities to manage curbside mobility through mobile payments, citation issuance, permitting tools, and enforcement technology. The company’s solutions are designed to connect multiple aspects of parking and mobility management into a single software environment that helps cities monitor and monetize curb usage while improving traffic flow.
Arrive operates a global mobility platform that includes brands such as EasyPark, Flowbird, RingGo, ParkMobile, and Parkopedia. Through these services, the company supports transportation management, smart payments, traffic reduction initiatives, and parking optimization in more than 20,000 cities across 90 countries.
KEY QUOTES
“Passport has built an impressive platform and cultivated deep, trusted relationships across North America. By integrating their expertise into Arrive’s global network, we are building the essential solutions to help prepare our partners for an autonomous vehicle future – a definitive driver for our industry. This is the next pivotal step in Arrive’s ambition to future-proof urban mobility and ensure that emerging self-driving technologies are integrated into the fabric of more livable communities.”
Cameron Clayton, CEO of Arrive
