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NewsJanuary 4, 2022

SamTrans Launches On-Board Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is currently being enabled on the 800 series articulated buses, with the entire SamTrans fleet expected to be online by February 2022.

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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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ArticlesDecember 16, 2021

Engineering Tools Help to Reinvent the Reverse Commute

Some experts have dubbed the reverse commute as “the stepchild of commuter transport,” but every major metro region in the U.S. has a significant number of reverse commuters. Tech can play a major role in solving an age-old challenge.

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NewsDecember 1, 2021

GoRaleigh, INIT partner for Electric Fleet Smart Charge Management System

Integration with the agency’s CAD/AVL and planning systems will allow for real-time charging plan updates according to operational needs, ensuring vehicles are charged in an economical and efficient manner.

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NewsNovember 22, 2021

Fla.’s HART Launches New SMART AV Route

HART SMART AV will serve riders at three stops, with the new pilot service consisting of 2 NAVYA autonomous shuttles and operating until Jan. 1, 2022.

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NewsNovember 19, 2021

Fusion, Alexander Dennis Offer First Glimpse Of UK’s First Level 4 Full-Sized Autonomous Bus

It is the next key milestone in CAVForth, a pilot project lead by Fusion Processing Ltd., which will see full-sized SAE Level 4 autonomous buses running on UK roads for the first time next year.

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Transit Dispatchesby Senta Belay November 17, 2021

For Transit, Owning the MaaS Customer Will Hinge on Owning the Back End

Following a pandemic-driven lull, interest in pursuing MaaS among transit agencies is taking off, and for good reason. The case for providing users access to a vivid spectrum of transportation options in a single app is compelling on grounds that range from cost and convenience to urban livability and environmental sustainability. But how do we get there?

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NewsNovember 16, 2021

Siemens Mobility, RazorSecure Team to Strengthen Rail Cybersecurity

The so-called “Alliance for Availability” aims to solve the complexity challenge through collaboration and brings together the most diverse service-related processes, technologies, and expertise in an open ecosystem.

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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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