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NewsJanuary 11, 2022

Cubic to Provide Next-Generation Fare Payment for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

The investment will bring the next generation of contactless fare payment and collection technology, allowing riders to “tap and go” with their mobile devices and credit/debit cards.

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NewsDecember 21, 2021

Pittsburgh's Port Authority Installing Purifiers to Sanitize Air and Surfaces Inside Vehicles

The PASP units use technology to create advanced purification by producing High Energy Clusters that are distributed throughout the interior of the vehicle, safely sanitizing both air and surfaces.

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NewsDecember 21, 2021

RIPTA Announces End of Paper Products, Will Continue Transition to Smart Fare Technology

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority passengers will not lose any monetary value since they can exchange paper products for equal value on RIPTA’s smart fare collection system called Wave.

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ArticlesDecember 20, 2021

What is the State, and Future, of MaaS?

While transit agencies look to increase mobility for its customers, many are exploring relatively new concepts to do so. First Transit’s Tina Morch-Pierre, sr. director, innovation and technology services, and Derek Fretheim, sr. director, national innovation, discuss how mobility-as-a-service, as a concept, is evolving in transit, as well as some of the hurdles they are seeing play out in the market.

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NewsDecember 10, 2021

New Orleans RTA Partnership to Hire Graduates from Louisiana State Penitentiary’s Automotive Technology Program

The RTA will initially hire bus mechanic and body repair technician trainees, both at $23.67 per hour, up to 40 hours per week for a six-month trial period.

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ArticlesDecember 6, 2021

An Inside Look at SARTA's Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Bus Program

SARTA received Calstart’s 2020 Blue Sky Award for its use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and its Borrow A Bus program. The program aims to create awareness for hydrogen technology.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 8, 2021

NCRTD, LiquidSpring Win Innovative Solutions Award for Vehicle Technology

N.M.’s North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) partnered with LiquidSpring to test its Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension System (CLASS).

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NewsNovember 5, 2021

Goodyear, SARTA to Collaborate on Tire Technology, Sustainable Mobility

The two companies will test intelligent tire sensors and prototype tires on SARTA’s fleet ofdiesel and zero emission hydrogen fuel cell-powered (HFC) buses.

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NewsNovember 5, 2021

ZF Acquires Bestmile’s Technology

ZF acquires Bestmile’s technology, set to build the commercial vehicle industry’s first Mobility Orchestration Platform.

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NewsOctober 21, 2021

FlixMobility Acquires Greyhound

The purchase brings together FlixBus’ innovative global technology and shared mobility expertise with Greyhound’s iconic nationwide presence and experience, creating a company that will be better able to service the needs of intercity bus travelers in the U.S.

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