Siemens awarded London Transit contract

Siemens Canada, through Siemens VDO’s Automotive Corporation Commercial Vehicles business division, has been selected by the London Transit Commission (LTC) to supply and install a replacement upgrade to LTC's automatic vehicle location/communication (AVL/C) system.

Siemens’ AVL/C solution, called the TransitMaster Intelligent Transportation System, will provide LTC with real-time bus location information and features computer aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL), automatic passenger counters, automated stop annunciation, vehicle health monitoring, traffic signal priority and traveler information signage at bus stops.

The LTC upgrade will be installed on 195 fixed-route vehicles and seven supervisor vehicles over a 12-month period. LTC operates 35 routes and serves approximately 18.7 million passengers annually.