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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2017

Calif.'s SMART commuter rail gets Federal green light to launch

Train service will be free of charge on opening day, with the agency holding a community grant opening event. After opening day, SMART fares for everyone will be 50% off regular price through Labor Day, with regular fares set to be in place Sept. 5.

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2017

Fiat Chrysler joining BMW, Intel, Mobileye autonomous development group

Will bring engineering and other technical resources and expertise to the cooperation, as well as its significant sales volumes, geographic reach, and longtime experience in North America.

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ArticlesAugust 18, 2017

Trip-planning app uses augmented reality to offer live passenger info

INIT, Innovations in Transportation Inc.'s DEPARTURESlive is a multimodal trip-planning mobile app that uses augmented reality to provide the user with not only live views of all the stops nearest to them, but also with live departure information, arrival and departure alerts, pedestrian navigation, and more.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2017

SEPTA app allows riders to report security, safety issues to police

The SEPTA Transit Watch app, developed by ELERTS, enables riders to discreetly report issues to transit police in less than 20 seconds.

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ArticlesAugust 17, 2017

Calif. Consortium Focused on Developing, Delivering Bus Maintenance Training

Since 2004, the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium has provided bus maintenance training throughout the region via partnerships with local colleges, universities, and transit agencies.

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ArticlesCover StoryAugust 17, 2017

Q&A with REV Group's John Walsh on New Ryder Maintenance Partnership

The company will leverage Ryder’s extensive network to deliver nationwide vehicle maintenance services to the customers of REV Bus Brands, which include Collins, Champion, ElDorado, ENC, Federal, Goshen, Krystal, and World Trans.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2017

Transport for London testing tech to improve bus safety

A new “Vision Zero” approach aims for no one to be killed in or by a London bus by 2030, and for deaths and serious injuries from road collisions to be eliminated from London's streets by 2041.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2017

New Flyer to supply 180 buses for Edmonton Transit, Winnipeg Transit

Edmonton's replacement of aging fleet vehicles with more efficient, air-conditioned models supports an ETS goal of transforming the transit experience.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2017

USSC names midwestern regional sales manager for U.S.

As part of the North American Transit Sales Team, Sonny Gordon joins the organization with 20 years of experience in the industry.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2017

Texas' DCTA launches free fare promotion to boost transportation options

University of North Texas students will now have the option to park at MedPark Station and take the Colorado Express shuttle directly to the campus, or ride the A-train to the Downtown Denton Transit Center and board Denton Connect Routes directly to the campus, amongst other benefits for customers.

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