Technology, data and business – Page 20
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Metro Report InternationalUCL to build station simulation laboratory
UK: University College London has announced plans to build a laboratory in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, which will be used to simulate the movement of people on large-scale environments such as stations. The Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory will consist of a 14 m high building ...
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Metro Report InternationalPorto to introduce contactless ticketing this year
PORTUGAL: Porto is to begin the rollout of contactless ticketing this year, enabling holders of EMV bank cards to touch a validator and travel without needing to use the local Andante smart card. The TIP group of transport operators is working with Visa CyberSource, financial services company ...
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Metro Report InternationalCubic Interactive aims to incentivise public transport use
LOYALTY: Cubic Transportation Systems has launched a loyalty platform which is designed to enable transport agencies to incentivise the use of public transport, to reward passengers for engaging with advertising in transport apps and to encourage travel outside the peaks. The first customer for Cubic Interactive is ...
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Metro Report InternationalTorino starts self-driving shuttle trials
ITALY: The city of Torino has started trials for its first self-driving shuttle programme. The trial will last for four months and will provide transport services within the United Nations International Training Center’s ILO campus in the city. The Olli electric vehicles are supplied by Arizona-based Local ...
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Metro Report InternationalPune Metro achieves financial closure
INDIA: Maharashtra Metro Corp has secured financing for its Pune Metro line from AFD France and the European Investment Bank. The international investors will co-finance the debt of the project, estimated at Rs58·3bn. The total value of the project is estimated at Rs113·2bn. The loans money will ...
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Metro Report InternationalQatar orders self-driving electric shuttles
QATAR: Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority have announced a deal for a fleet of self-driving electric shuttles ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The partnership will deliver 35 autonomous, electric ID. BUZZ AD cars capable of carrying up to four passengers, as well as ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndra completes Amsterdam ticket machine deployment
NETHERLANDS: Indra has completed the development and deployment of more than 130 Mova Collect ticket vending machines across Amsterdam’s metro, tram and bus networks. The supplier adapted its Mova Collect range to suit city transport operator’s GVB user-focused conceptual design proposal, and to ...
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Metro Report InternationalCollaboration to drive open ticketing standards
INTERNATIONAL: A joint programme which aims to drive the adoption of open ticketing standards, reduce market fragmentation and prevent vendor lock-in was announced by the Calypso Networks Association and OSPT Alliance at the Transport Ticketing Global conference in London on January 28. Three working groups have been ...
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Metro Report InternationalCheck-in/Be-out bus ticketing on test
GERMANY: A Check-in/Be-out bus ticketing system with a best price guarantee is being tested by the Osnabrück municipal bus operator’s staff ahead of passenger use. Travellers check-in to the bus by swiping in the local public transport app VOSpilot to obtain a QR code travel authorisation. They ...
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Metro Report InternationalWarszawa trams to have ultracapacitors
POLAND: Medcom has selected Skeleton Technologies to supply energy storage systems as part of the traction packages that it is supplying for the next generation of Warszawa trams.
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Metro Report InternationalCost, time, convenience and carbon emissions to be included in journey planner
NORWAY: National train operator Vy Group has appointed SkedGo to build a multimodal journey planner covering Scandinavia. Users will be able to tailor their trips according to personal preferences, emphasising cost, time, convenience or lowest carbon emissions. It will be possible to make searches based on addresses, ...
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Metro Report InternationalBus Open Data Service to be launched
UK: The government has announced plans to launch a Bus Open Data Service with the aim of making it easier for passengers to access information on bus routes, timetables, location and fares in England. The project will standardise and publish information which bus operators will be legally ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York MTA awards 8th Avenue corridor CBTC contract
Source: Joseph Calisi USA: New York MTA has awarded LK Comstock & Co a $245·8m contract to install Siemens Mobility Communications-Based Train Control, and undertake other equipment enhancements on the 8th Avenue subway corridor. The contract announced on January 13 covers the local and express tracks ...
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Metro Report InternationalFree wi-fi goes live on Delhi airport metro line
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has launched passenger wi-fi on the Airport Express Line, providing ‘seamless and free internet connectivity’. The operator said it was now one of a small number worldwide to offer free wi-fi connectivity on underground metro trains. The technology was provided by a ...
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Metro Report InternationalBoston revises fare collection modernisation plan
USA: Following ‘critical feedback from riders, advocates and policymakers’, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced a revised Fare Transformation programme which it said would combine ‘meaningful improvements’ to existing payment systems with a phased approach to the deployment of a new system ‘that better represents the needs ...
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Metro Report InternationalCubic and Moovit announce Mobility-as-a-Service co-operation
TECHNOLOGY: Fare collection technology company Cubic Transportation Systems and travel software developer Moovit have signed a strategic agreement for further collaboration in the Mobility-as-a-Service market, including integration of Moovit’s multimodal trip planning with Cubic’s mobile payment and ticketing capabilities. This will provide a platform offering service alerts, ...
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Metro Report InternationalDART awards Stadler’s first US maintenance contract
USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit has awarded Stadler a $112m contract to maintain the fleet of diesel multiple-units which it is to supply for the Silver Line project, along with the associated depot. DART awarded Stadler a $199m contract to supply eight ...
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Metro Report InternationalOpen standards launched to provide transport account interoperability
UK: The Open Transport Initiative has launched Open Transport API specifications designed to support the development of Mobility-as-a-Service initiatives by enabling customers to access data held in separate accounts with multiple transport operators and agencies. The standards, which were formally launched on January 3, have been developed ...
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Metro Report InternationalAirTrain JFK peoplemover contract renewed
USA: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has renewed Bombardier Transportation’s contract to operate and maintain the AirTrain JFK peoplemover at John F Kennedy International Airport. The contract announced on December 30 is worth $309m over five years. Bombardier was part of the consortium responsible ...
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Metro Report InternationalFive predictions for the UK transport sector in 2020
Rabih Arzouni, Chief Technology Officer of Transport at Fujitsu UK, shares his five predictions for what we could expect from the British transport sector in 2020