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Vapor offers contactless bus passenger egress

The CLASS® Sensing System enables passengers to exit without touching a tape or bar, handle, or the exit door.

May 15, 2020
Vapor offers contactless bus passenger egress

The device eliminates the use of push buttons, tape switches, touch bars, mat switches, and light beams.

Vapor

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The device eliminates the use of push buttons, tape switches, touch bars, mat switches, and light beams. Vapor

With heightened concerns of infection, transit bus riders do not want to risk handling cash, touching turnstiles and fare vending machines, and other vehicle surfaces. The Vapor CLASS® Sensing System enables passengers to exit without touching a tape or bar, handle, or the exit door.

The solid-state door actuation device senses persons or objects in a pre-determined exit zone area and automatically opens the doors, allowing contact-less passenger egress. Using advanced, acoustic signal technology, the multi-function system also recognizes a stream of exiting passengers and holds the doors open, thereby reducing valuable dwell time and minimizing delays.

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The device eliminates the use of push buttons, tape switches, touch bars, mat switches, and light beams.

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