After a fare hike, a massive subway shutdown, a ticket collectors scandal and a recent paper ticket refund debacle, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is piloting a smart card system called Presto to help restore the city’s ailing public transportation system, according to thestar.com. As of now, the TTC still functions on a token system, […]

The Rural Development Department (RDD) of the Palakkad district of Kerala, India has announced that it will issue contactless smart cards to workers looking for jobs in the area, according to squidcard.com. The cards, which will contain biometric fingerprint data of the holder, can be used to register for work, according to Sreekantan Nair, Deputy […]

Streetcar announced its new app for iPhone and iPod touch is now available from the App Store. The Streetcar App enables users across the UK to locate, book and open a car using their iPhone or iPod touch coupled with smart card technology. Users can unlock the rentals using either their iPhone or iPod touch, […]

As one of her last actions in office, newly resigned Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky has announced that Victorians will be able to get free myki cards online until Jan. 31, according to Berwick News. So far, over 160,000 cards have been ordered, according to Kosky. After January 31, myki cards will $10 for full […]

California truckers are outraged at the new RFID system which recently became mandatory, reports the Oakland Tribune. Drivers are required to have RFID tags to verify their truck’s compliance with the California Air Resources Board truck registry database. But hundreds of drivers were turned away either because the units were faulty or hadn’t been registered […]

New Yorkers could be using E-ZPass style smart cards at turnstiles within the next two years, according to gothamist.com. At an exit interview, outgoing MTA CEO Elliot Sander promised commuters new card or key fob style passes that would be read by sensors installed at turnstiles throughout the city. Unlike the current MetroCards, which must […]

The Masdar Initiative, an alternative energy project funded by the government of Abu Dhabi, is testing electric vehicles as part of research for developing Masdar City, a net zero energy community. The initiative is primarily to see if people will adapt to a relatively new form of public transportation – this one being with the […]

Dubliners will have to wait until the end of next year before smart cards are available for use on buses, the Luas and trains, according to The Irish Independent. Transit authorities first promised the city smart cards nearly a decade before, and cumulative cost of delays has reached a staggering €55 million. The integrated ticketing […]

Operations carried out at weighbridges are both tedious and time consuming, with staff repeatedly carrying out the same manual procedures over and over again. Identify Limited has implemented a solution with one of Thailand’s coal importers in an attempt to streamline and automate this process, while at the same time reduce the amount of human […]

The San Diego Association of Governments has fixed the city’s buggy smart card transit system, according to Sign On San Diego. The system, which cost $40 million and boasts 35,000 users, had been plagued by chronic glitches that kept transit authorities from completing a full city-wide roll out. The Metropolitan Transit System, which operates the […]