Automatic Passenger Counting (APC)

Clever Devices Automatic Passenger Counting: Helps transit agencies improve efficiency

The Clever Devices APC solution delivers a robust solution to the problem of accurately and efficiently managing passenger boarding and alighting data. This allows transit agencies to plan according to the actual needs and demands of the ridership, which are economically and environmentally sustainable practice.

Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) is an advanced technology solution from Clever Devices that helps transit agencies improve the efficiency of their operations by delivering the most complete and accurate passenger-count data in the industry.

APC Delivers Passenger Counts with Industry-Leading Accuracy

With Automatic Passenger Counting from Clever Devices, transit agencies can efficiently and accurately count boarding and departing bus passengers with industry-leading accuracy.

Clever Devices’ APC technology puts infrared sensors at bus doors to count passengers as they board and leave. The sensors work with Clever Devices’ patented Intelligent Vehicle Network (IVN) on-board computer system and sophisticated on-board and post-processing software to filter out objects such as bags and other parcels, and deliver passenger counts with the highest degree of accuracy in the industry.

APC Simplifies National Transit Database Reporting

Clever Devices saves time and makes reporting virtually seamless. Our APC technology gives transit agencies an integrated automatic passenger counting and National Transportation Database reporting system. APC improves the accuracy of National Transit Database reporting, with over 95% accuracy – a percentage unmatched by any other analysis software in the field.

Clever Devices APC Helps Transit Agencies Plan and Operate Efficiently

APC from Clever Devices puts technology in the hands of transit agencies to help them plan effectively and operate efficiently.

Our Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) transit technology collects ridership data on a per bus, per door basis. Passenger counts are stored on the bus and downloaded into a master database where the information can be readily correlated to scheduled runs, routes, stops, time, date, and destination.

Clever Devices APC users have valuable historical information about their passengers, fixed-route bus running times, and schedule adherence. Clever Devices APC equips transit agencies with best-in-class analysis tools that enable them to plan efficient routes and schedules that put buses where the passengers are – when they need them.

 

Key Features of APC

• Infrared technology for bus counting passengers
• Filters that weed out false passenger readings
• Sophisticated reporting and analysis tools
• Fixed-route bus running time and schedule adherence data
• Integrated APC and National Transportation Database reporting
• Highest level of accuracy in the industry

To learn more about Clever Devices’ industry-leading automatic passenger counting technology contact a Clever Devices Representative