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PUBLISHED: APRIL 9, 7:19 PM
New system will help bus operators provide timely advisories to bus drivers and better optimise fleet resources
SINGAPORE — An intelligent bus management system worth S$68 million will be rolled out from the end of next year.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the contract to a consortium set up by ST Electronics and Trapeze Switzerland GMBH to supply, install and commission the system.
The LTA said commuters will benefit from better-operated bus services, and more consistent performance of bus services.
Currently, both SBS Transit and SMRT use separate bus fleet management systems to manage their daily bus operations and provide bus arrival information to commuters.
The LTA said the new system will provide a unified solution for operations control, fleet management, passenger information and business management for the LTA and the two public transport operators.
The newest on-board computers and touch terminals will be installed on all buses to aid bus drivers with traffic information and advisories on adherence to route schedules within the transport network. The system will be implemented progressively from end 2015.
The LTA’s Group Director of Innovation and Infocomm Technology Rosina Howe said: “Since early 2013, we have been working with both SBS Transit and SMRT to define a unified transport control system which is able to relay real-time information to the operation control centres, bus drivers and commuters.”
“This will be an intelligent system capable of providing timely advisories to bus drivers through touch screens, enabling better optimisation of the fleet resources by despatching buses to where they are needed and disseminating more accurate bus arrival timing to benefit commuters. With more accurate bus arrival information, commuters can better plan their journeys and travel options.”
Based in Singapore, STE-InfoComm provides infocomm technologies and electronics and intelligent transportation systems to commercial, government, defence and homeland security sectors.
STE-InfoComm has implemented LTA’s i-Transport system, arterial roads monitoring and analysis system, and traffic junctions CCTV surveillance system.
Trapeze specialises in the supply and implementation of intermodal transport control systems (ITCS) for the public transport industry with its notable implementation for the Transport for London’s fleet of 8,500 buses.
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PUBLISHED: APRIL 9, 7:19 PM
New system will help bus operators provide timely advisories to bus drivers and better optimise fleet resources
SINGAPORE — An intelligent bus management system worth S$68 million will be rolled out from the end of next year.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the contract to a consortium set up by ST Electronics and Trapeze Switzerland GMBH to supply, install and commission the system.
The LTA said commuters will benefit from better-operated bus services, and more consistent performance of bus services.
Currently, both SBS Transit and SMRT use separate bus fleet management systems to manage their daily bus operations and provide bus arrival information to commuters.
The LTA said the new system will provide a unified solution for operations control, fleet management, passenger information and business management for the LTA and the two public transport operators.
The newest on-board computers and touch terminals will be installed on all buses to aid bus drivers with traffic information and advisories on adherence to route schedules within the transport network. The system will be implemented progressively from end 2015.
The LTA’s Group Director of Innovation and Infocomm Technology Rosina Howe said: “Since early 2013, we have been working with both SBS Transit and SMRT to define a unified transport control system which is able to relay real-time information to the operation control centres, bus drivers and commuters.”
“This will be an intelligent system capable of providing timely advisories to bus drivers through touch screens, enabling better optimisation of the fleet resources by despatching buses to where they are needed and disseminating more accurate bus arrival timing to benefit commuters. With more accurate bus arrival information, commuters can better plan their journeys and travel options.”
Based in Singapore, STE-InfoComm provides infocomm technologies and electronics and intelligent transportation systems to commercial, government, defence and homeland security sectors.
STE-InfoComm has implemented LTA’s i-Transport system, arterial roads monitoring and analysis system, and traffic junctions CCTV surveillance system.
Trapeze specialises in the supply and implementation of intermodal transport control systems (ITCS) for the public transport industry with its notable implementation for the Transport for London’s fleet of 8,500 buses.
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