For the transit system, the automated vehicle location (AVL) systems, automatic fare collection (AFC), and automatic passenger collection (APC) opened new venues in operations and system monitoring.
The Octopus card is recognised internationally, winning the Chairman's Award of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance's 2006 Global IT Excellence Award for being the world's leading complex automatic fare collection and contactless smartcard payment system, and for its innovative use of technologies.
But joining the Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare collection system meant that Westchester lost some control over fares.
These southern Westchester routes have become increasingly popular since April, when Westchester became part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's regional fare collection system.
Si [6] proposed a modified logit-based passenger flow assignment model, using automatic fare collection (AFC) data as basic data.
Optimisation variables are bus fare, congestion toll, bus frequency, bus size, fare collection system, bus boarding policy and the number of seats inside buses.
Millions of FRAM-powered smart cards are bound for automatic fare collection on subways and buses in Washington, D.C., Shanghai and elsewhere.
Furthermore, the equipment maintenance department is divided into smaller professional divisions (e.g., the rail track, rolling stock, power supply, communication, auto fare collection system (AFC), and electronic departments).
Its flagship product, JustRide, which it sells to transit agencies, is a cloud-based, end-to-end mobile ticketing and fare collection system that includes mobile apps for ticket purchase, use, and ticket agent validation.
One new feature of the company's ChargePoint network allows Coulomb's charging stations to accept payments via MIFARE transportation cards, a fare collection system used widely by electric vehicle drivers, station owners, municipalities and utilities in Europe.
