Toledo Ticket Company and TransCore have jointly developed an RFID-based hang tag for wireless access control at entry and exit points of parking facilities. The new hang tags that will be made of a high density 3-ply teslin with holographic overlays and UV sensitive printing. The tag will feature fade-proof digital or offset printing that […]

Cubic Corporation announced it has signed a contract with Australia’s Public Transport Ticketing Corporation (PTTC) to provide greater Sydney’s Electronic Ticketing System. The contract is valued at $370 million ($398 million Australian) for the design, development, implementation and fixed maintenance components of the smart card-based system, which will be modeled after Cubic’s own Oyster Card […]

Indianapolis is first market The Indianapolis Airport Authority has selected iQueue to re-launch a registered traveler program at Indianapolis International Airport. iQueue is a partnership of Cogent Inc., ARINC, FLO Corp., and International RAM. iQueue will provide members with expedited access to the screening checkpoint enabling greater predictability in travel schedules. IND is the first […]

Students in the Douglas County School District will soon pay for their bus rides to and from school using a ZPASS, an ID card driven by radio frequency technology, according to a community newspaper article. The project, which is set to offset shortfalls resulting from the statewide recession, will see to the district wide installation […]

Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport, the seventh-busiest airport in North America, is now accepting MasterCard PayPass contactless payments in its major parking lots. Travelers can now pay for parking with a simple tap of their MasterCard PayPass contactless cards or devices at special terminals situated in exit lanes. The new system, which also accepts traditional […]

Australia’s ACTION bus fleet is initiating the roll out a new $8 million smart card ticketing system in Canberra, according to a GovMonitor report. The roll out comes ahead of a trial of the system in late August, which is expected to provide an flexible cashless method of paying for travel charges. The refillable, prepaid […]

Aconite Technology Ltd. and Traderoot Africa (Pty) Ltd., its partner in South Africa, are working together to supply a prepaid contactless chip card system for South Africa’s new integrated public transit network. The project, scheduled to go live this summer, will enable public taxi-bus riders to purchase tickets using contactless smart cards or, potentially, NFC-enabled […]

Hewlett Packard Ireland has been awarded a contract to operate a smart ticketing system for Ireland’s Railway Procurement Agency (RPA), according to Inside Ireland. The so-called “Integrated Ticketing Scheme” will provide riders with reusable pay-as-you-go smart cards for use on Dublin Bus, Luas, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and other privately operated services. In addition to […]

Vanderbilt University’s Student Government unveiled a new taxi payment system that enables students to swipe their Commodore Cards to pay for cab rides. The new program arose from a partnership between the Vanderbilt Student Government, the Commodore Card office and Taxi USA. Approximately 200 taxis will be equipped with Commodore Card readers to allow students […]

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of a new Combi card, which would function dually as a fare card for public transportation and credit or debit card, according to Khaleej Times. The card will feature two micro-chips, one of which will hold the functions of the existing Nol smart transit pass, […]