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June 3, 2010 By Russell Nichols
Photo: Smart cards and card readers will be tested in New York and New Jersey buses and subways / Metropolitan Transportation Authority
If a new pilot runs smoothly, public transit riders in New York and New Jersey may soon be swiping out the ubiquitous MetroCards for "smart cards" that allow them to ride subways and buses with a single tap.
Launched Tuesday, June 1, by the region's three transit agencies, the six-month pilot program will test technology where customers can tap credit or debit cards with a computer chip on fare scanners to pay for trips throughout the region. New York state's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and New Jersey Transit linked up with MasterCard for the pilot.
In the past few years, MasterCard's PayPass system has already popped up in gas stations, convenience stores and stadiums. Transportation officials believe this tap-and-go technology could possibly revamp the interstate transit system: Commuters experience the convenience of simply tapping a credit card to make travel payments; transit agencies cut down on operating costs by eliminating the need to produce multiple MetroCards and collect the fare. Unlike smart cards, MetroCards are prepaid electronic fare cards that can be purchased from vending machines or subway stops.
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Hong Kong's "Octopus Cards" had this technology for years... I find HK's public transit cleaner, more efficient and safer... What is up with the U.S.? We should be leading not following!
Hong Kong's "Octopus Cards" had this technology for years... I find HK's public transit cleaner, more efficient and safer... What is up with the U.S.? We should be leading not following!
Hong Kong's "Octopus Cards" had this technology for years... I find HK's public transit cleaner, more efficient and safer... What is up with the U.S.? We should be leading not following!
I live in Montgomery county Maryland. Here in the Washington, D.C. area the smart card started about 2-3 years ago. I help start it's pilot it didn't cost me anything now that program seems to be zapping at all life forms. Please help MD/DC out of the smartcard program for life
I live in Montgomery county Maryland. Here in the Washington, D.C. area the smart card started about 2-3 years ago. I help start it's pilot it didn't cost me anything now that program seems to be zapping at all life forms. Please help MD/DC out of the smartcard program for life
I live in Montgomery county Maryland. Here in the Washington, D.C. area the smart card started about 2-3 years ago. I help start it's pilot it didn't cost me anything now that program seems to be zapping at all life forms. Please help MD/DC out of the smartcard program for life
This is leading !! It is not the same model as Octopus. That is a hybrid "on card" model whereas what MTA are leading with is an Account based model. Try it and see :)
This is leading !! It is not the same model as Octopus. That is a hybrid "on card" model whereas what MTA are leading with is an Account based model. Try it and see :)
This is leading !! It is not the same model as Octopus. That is a hybrid "on card" model whereas what MTA are leading with is an Account based model. Try it and see :)
Has anybody considered privacy? Do we all really want to have permanent records of everywhere we've been for all our lives, times, dates, and so on?
Has anybody considered privacy? Do we all really want to have permanent records of everywhere we've been for all our lives, times, dates, and so on?
Has anybody considered privacy? Do we all really want to have permanent records of everywhere we've been for all our lives, times, dates, and so on?
How will the smart card work for Senior Citizens, Disabled & Students?
How will the smart card work for Senior Citizens, Disabled & Students?
How will the smart card work for Senior Citizens, Disabled & Students?
Can someone share with me the most common problems experienced by Customers with the use of a TAP Card / Smart Card for Transit, more specifically ADA ParaTransit (Disabled Community).
Hi Tony, can we share your issues, please contact me, thanks.
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