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News•by Staff•August 21, 2017

Calif.'s Omnitrans introduces Token Transit mobile fare payment app

The transit agency expects that as customers switch from traditional paper passes to mobile fares, it will be able to save on printing and outlet distribution costs. 

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News•by Staff•August 21, 2017

Cubic, Chicago Transit Authority’s Ventra mobile app hits 2M downloads

The Ventra app, developed and launched by Cubic, CTA, and its transit partners in November 2015, is a free, first-of-its kind, truly regional transit application in the U.S. that allows customers to plan, manage, and pay for their journeys across three transit systems from their mobile devices

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News•by Staff•August 21, 2017

San Joaquin RTD opens first 100% electric BRT route in U.S.

RTD received grant funding to cover the cost of the new electric buses, which were built by Calif.-based Proterra.

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Articles•August 21, 2017

Autonomous Vehicles Have Potential to Deliver Array of Benefits

More than 10 years ago, in a dusty California desert, the rubber of the CAV revolution met the road with the first autonomously-navigated vehicles participating in one of the first events that sparked the development of self-driving cars...

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News•by Staff•August 18, 2017

WSP appoints new western construction services manager

Charlie Guess will oversee the delivery of construction management and engineering and inspection services in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and California.

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News•by Staff•August 18, 2017

MARTA's Parker among Atlanta's 'Most Admired' CEOs

This distinction by The Atlanta Business Chronicle recognizes Atlanta’s leading executives in various industries and professional disciplines, according to the publication.

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News•by Staff•August 18, 2017

Proterra receives Raleigh-Durham Airport order

This purchase marks the company’s first airport customer and the first airport electric bus deployment in the Carolinas.

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News•by Staff•August 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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Articles•August 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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News•by Staff•August 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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