Tag: SPOT

  • Passenger engagement goes digital

    By Matt SchroederDirector of Marketing, ETAs

  • E-paper displays are ready for prime-time transit

    New sign technology is poised to remake transit stop communication

  • It’s time to bury your printed schedules six feet deep.

    By Matt SchroederDirector of Marketing, ETAs

  • Level up driver performance

    Driver monitoring technologies exist to identify ineffective behaviors that could impact overall performance, increase rider satisfaction, and contribute to unsafe vehicle operation. Among the more popular solutions on the market include: speed tracking, excessive idle monitoring, schedule performance tracking, and collision avoidance.

  • The sky is the limit with a cloud-hosted ITS.

    By Matt SchroederDirector of Marketing, ETAs

  • Next-generation route management expands options for efficiency.

    By Matt Schroeder Director of Marketing, ETAs As a marketer, I’m constantly exposed to new and interesting facts. Did you know that a transit agency on average spends between two and six months researching new routes? Or how about this one: 44 percent of dispatchers spend at least 30 minutes inputting route changes into the…

  • 3 key preparations to consider before autonomous transit arrives.

    Autonomous vehicles are more of a novelty at this point, available in a few select areas. However, 52 percent anticipate that within 3-5 years, they’ll be in the market. That’s not a long time to develop, test, and procure solutions to satisfy the ancillary considerations related to self-driving vehicles.

  • Turn your bus into a cashmobile.

    Digital advertising on vehicles is coming. It’s already been adopted heavily in Europe, and the United States is gradually warming to the idea. there is a strong case to be made that the technology can add a new, profitable revenue stream to any advertising agency, and that there is a public demand for such a…

  • Bridge the revenue gap with on-board infotainment systems

    Public transit is ready for some screen time. Advancements in mobile data delivery has opened a substantial opportunity for transit agencies to improve the overall transit experience, attract riders, and create a new revenue stream to help supplement operations, improve service to core constituents, and support area business. It’s no secret that revenue and funding…