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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2015

GPS paying off in Edmonton during snow storms, emergencies

Staff in the main control room can now see exactly how many passengers have boarded a specific bus, can take over on-board cameras in an emergency and can redirect empty buses to fill service gaps when buses are running behind.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2015

Serial transit thief arrested for stealing Greyhound bus

Police sources said Darius McCollum, 50, has already planned his next heist when he was arrested Wednesday. McCollum told detectives he planned to steal an airplane next, sources said.

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ProductsNovember 5, 2015

Fleet Automation Software

RideCell's fleet automation software (dispatch, GPS, routing, scheduling, notifications and real-time carpooling) reduces expenses & workload and improves rider experience.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2015

Fla.'s Tri-Rail installs Wi-Fi on all railcars

Installation is part of an upgrade package that also includes a GPS-enabled app to provide next train information for customers. The entire project was originally scheduled for completion by 2016, but the bidding process for app development begins early next year.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2015

Project team wins award for N.Y. bus time displays

The countdown clocks were developed in part to address concerns about the overall accessibility of MTA’s Bus Time system, which sends wait-time information to riders via text message, a QR code scan, or over a web site.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2015

Greyhound launches real-time bus tracking system

Automatically updating every one to four minutes, BusTracker pulls data from three tracking systems installed on all of Greyhound’s buses to provide the latest schedule status for customers.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2015

Montreal real-time bus tracking enters final testing phase

The Société de transport de Montréal said there have been some complications in getting the GPS system up and running because the agency has 25 different types of buses and technicians had to find the best spot on each bus to place the trackers for optimal efficiency.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2015

Utah Transit on-time performance takes jump

The on-time bus rate just eight years ago was 62%, according to the report. TRAX light-rail trains on-time rate that was 92%, with FrontRunner commuter trains hitting 94.6%.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2015

Maryland Transit launches bus tracking system

My MTA Tracker for Bus uses GPS already installed on MTA buses to predict their arrival time at specific stops and routes. MTA engineers worked for more than one year to develop this technology by creating compatibility between state-of-the-art software and three separate operator logon systems currently utilized in MTA buses. 

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2013

Calif. agency taps SinglePoint for Wi-Fi

The In Motion Moovbox M220 system consists of two parts: A rugged antenna about the size of a hockey puck that is mounted on top of each vehicle and a 3G/4G router that can also connect to DRV/CCTV security system.

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