Singapore electronic payment provider NETS has launched a new contactless card called FlashPay, a stored-value card that can be used for public transport, car parks and at more than 2,500 retailers. NETS currently has 37,000 merchant partners with some 2,500 of them already FlashPay-enabled. The card is designed for small-value payments. CEPAS-enabled, the FlashPay card […]

British airport operator BAA Limited (BAA) has announced plans to implement an RFID-enabled electronic marking system by 3M to identify and map each of its 12 underground utilities at Heathrow Airport in London. The system will use 3M ID Extended Range Ball Markers, each one containing an RFID chip that will supply information about the […]

This year’s RFID/USN Korea, the country’s annual expo of RFID technology, featured two proposed bicycle sharing programs for “greener” transportation in major Korean cities. The first system was developed by Victek, and involves three components: bikes with built in monitoring systems, rental kiosks where citizens can rent bikes via credit card, cell phone, or member […]

Six months ago, the Michigan state government announced that it would begin accepting applications for new RFID-enabled enhanced driver’s licenses. As of today, the Secretary of State’s office in Michigan has received more than 80,000 applications for the enhanced licenses, which can be used instead of passports when re-entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, […]

Jay H. Walder, the new chairman and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the man credited with creating London’s popular Oyster card, is promising a 100-day action plan and indicated eventual implementation of “modern fare technology.” He stressed the need for the MTA to deliver on its commitments, show taxpayers good value and […]

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications Stands to reason that a transit card with large ambitions should be named after a whale, doubly so when that card serves Seattle a city where whale-watching is big business. When it involves replacing multiple types of fare media while linking seven disparate transit systems, you know the […]

A new contactless transit card for rail and bus riders in Northern Ireland was launched. Called iLink, the card can be purchased for unlimited day, weekly or monthly travel on several transit services within the country. “iLink is the first integrated commercial smart card for Northern Ireland and is a big step forward in delivering […]

GlobalPlatform has launched a Transportation Task Force to contribute to the evolution of smart ticketing solutions and to promote the benefits that GlobalPlatform’s technology can bring to the sector. The Transportation Task Force will aim to create a forum with other transportation organizations to promote the value that interoperable technology can add to smart ticketing […]

Zipcar, a Boston based online car rental service, has just released a new iPhone application that enables users to locate and reserve nearby rental vehicles on the go, as well as unlock the vehicle using their phone. Zipcar works basically like a car share program, granting registered users access to cars parked in various central […]

TSA, vendors deflect blame for past failures By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications There are many opinions as to why registered traveler programs at more than 20 airports across the country failed, but nobody is stepping up to take the blame quite yet. Fingers were pointing between the Transportation Security Administration and the vendors who […]