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News•by Staff•December 13, 2018

Optibus lands $40M to accelerate growth of AI-based SaaS platform

The Series B funding will drive future product innovation and support expansion into new and existing markets.

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News•by Staff•December 13, 2018

Minneapolis Metro Transit adding 150 Bentech driver shields

The shields will be delivered by the end of February, with the agency planning to install them on eight to 10 buses per week

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News•by Staff•December 13, 2018

Clever Devices to replace Metra tracking, announcement systems

The contract also calls for a test on 11 cars of an automatic passenger counting system that uses cameras in the entrances.

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News•by Staff•December 12, 2018

RTC, City of Las Vegas land $5M grant for autonomous vehicle project

GoMed, slated to begin service late next year, will demonstrate the ability to apply automated technology in a complex urban setting.

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News•by Staff•December 12, 2018

New report examines if 'See Something, Say Something' is working

On-site police, security personnel, transportation employees, train and bus passengers, and ordinary citizens have prevented 10.6% of the 5,372 terrorist attacks on public transit.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2018

Metra ends 'anonymous' purchases on Ventra mobile payment app

If a phone is lost, stolen, damaged or replaced, user’s account information can be used to restore any tickets that were lost.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2018

Registration extended for relationship-building event, TBX 2019

Senior-level transit and paratransit employees who qualify will receive a full grant to attend that includes travel and education.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2018

California operator orders 7 New Flyer battery-electric buses

Purchase will help VVTA toward agency goal of 100% electric public transit by 2040.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2018

LA Metro begins process for aerial gondola development

Agency signed a Letter of Intent with ARRTT to formally begin the negotiations necessary for an aerial gondola to Dodgers Stadium.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2018

RTC of Southern Nevada adds new app capabilities

Users can now connect to ride-hailing services via the Transit+, or report suspicious activity via Transit Watch.

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