Bus Fare Collection Technology

In addition to minimizing operating costs with reduced ticket vending machines, Bus Fare Collection provide the transit authority with fare media, including purchase and reload fare media, Internet sales, third party outlet sales such as convenient stores and drug stores, and automated customer service.

It serves to increase convenience to the rider and create revenue streams where none previously existed such as with third party vendors or Internet sales. Automatic Fare Collection is modular technology, so it is easy to install and operate. The scalability works with existing technologies on the bus, making it a fast and simple way to increase convenience and revenues for transit authorities.

Clever Devices Automates Fare Collection for Smoother Boardings

The time required for boarding passengers to pay their fares can take the rapid out of bus rapid transit (BRT) and throw fixed route bus systems off schedule. With Clever Devices fare collection transit technology, the inconvenience and delay associated with on-board cash collections and fare processing are eliminated.

The Clever Devices technology automates fare collection using an electronic bus fare box equipped with a card reader. Instead of fumbling for change, the Clever Devices fare-collection system allows passengers to use a smart card with an embedded microchip that need only be waved at the fare box, speeding up boardings and alightings, and reducing or eliminating cash handling. The result is shorter dwell times for stronger schedule adherence.

Clever Devices Automates Fare Collection without Heavy Capital Outlays or Operating Costs

Clever Devices has designed its fare collection transit technology as a stand-alone system to minimize both capital outlays and operating costs. There are no prerequisite products to purchase and no expensive ticket vending machines to maintain.

Clever Devices bus fare collection technology allows transit agencies to leverage existing financial payment systems or establish new arrangements for added revenue streams. Customer options for adding value to the fare card include Internet sales, third-party outlet sales such as convenience stores and drug stores, and automated customer service. Clever Devices fare collection transit technology can even offer riders the added convenience of linking their fare card to their credit card for easy reloading.

Key Features of Clever Devices Bus Fare Collection Technology

• Automated electronic fare collection box
• Smart Card fare payment eliminates cash handling
• Inexpensive, stand-alone system
• Leverages existing financial payment systems (no ticket vending machines required)
• Works with other Clever Devices products to support sophisticated fares schedules

Clever Devices Offers an Adaptable Fare Collection System

Clever Devices fare collection transit technology can leverage existing products such as APC, AVM, BusTime, CleverCAM, - CleverCAD, CleverAnalytics, GPS/AVL , and Smart Yard yard mapping to support sophisticated fare policies such as variable pricing based on time or distance traveled. These systems also work together to provide data that will help transit agencies operate at peak efficiency.

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