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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2016

MBTA rail workers to test 'bionic' eyeglasses

Field mechanics will use AR smart glasses so they can communicate with expert technicians in its main maintenance facility to speed up train repairs and reduce the disruptions they cause.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2016

Arrow Stage Lines launches new enhancements of revised website

New update delivers more imagery, stronger interactive elements, leadership bios and more information about the company.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2016

Icomera to equip Amtrak with Wi-Fi

The first Task Order focuses on 20 trainsets on the popular high-speed Acela Express route, which runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2015

Digital technology helps vision impaired navigate London subway

The Wayfindr uses beacon technology to guide vision impaired people through and around urban environments using their smartphones.  

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2015

San Diego MTS offers free video-on-demand service on trolleys

First U.S. public transportation system offering mobile-based multi-channel VOD

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2015

Artist draws San Francisco public transportation riders

Hamilton Cline says he likes using subject on their phones because they are less likely to look up and around while he draws them. 

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2014

NICE, Masabi partner for mobile ticketing

Agency will become among the first U.S. bus transit system to offer smartphone ticketing to its customers, featuring smartphone payment apps for both iPhone and Android.

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Transit Dispatchesby Brian AntolinNovember 15, 2013

Why Transit Should Pay Attention to Uber

They inadvertently implemented a 21st century solution to transit’s biggest problem today: adapting to new travel patterns and behaviors.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2013

NJ Transit expands mobile ticketing program

MyTix is available for free download on any Web-enabled iOS or Android operating system, via the App Store for iOS devices and the Google Play Store for Android devices.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

MBTA's ticketing app reaches $10M in sales, wins award

Allows riders to purchase and then display rail tickets on the smartphone’s screen as an encrypted barcode and as a human readable ticket.

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