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Here's the news in Edmonton about smart bus. It seems that there's more and more city adopting this new technology system. I think the wireless age is coming. People are getting used to monitoring and controlling everything by wireless system. So how about the bus in your city? Or even the bus in your company?

Here goes a part of the news:
The City of Edmonton is launching the first phase of its Smart Bus project with the use of a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system called TransitMaster on Edmonton Transit System (ETS) inspector vehicles.The technology allows ETS personnel an enhanced approach to incident management by providing real-time information about incidents that may occur on City buses during regular operations."The technology delivers a more reliable, predictable and accessible public transit service for the citizens of Edmonton," said Lorna Stewart, ETS Director of Technology and Information Management. "This new tool offers ETS controllers and inspectors a state-of-the-art solution to manage incidents in real-time and ensure ETS customers experience a consistent, reliable and safe transit service."In January 2011, City Council approved $3.4 million to implement the first of three phases of the Smart Bus project within Edmonton Transit.
The major benefits of this new tool include the ability to:
Here's a demonstration of this kind of system
•   Quickly access pertinent information (route, operator information, location) for faster response
•   Create consistent reporting processes through the action plans attached to incidents
•   View and access vehicles and resources on a map
Source: http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/news/2013/ets-test-drives-smart-bus-technology.aspx

Nowadays, we have lots of bus on the road. It's so convenient but also dangerous sometimes. I found a news in Wellington about bus monitoring system. I think it would be a trend in the future. Take a look of it (:
Wellington bus drivers will have the quality of their driving monitored by new technology, which will keep an eye on poor behaviour such as speeding, harsh braking and rough cornering. The new system would alert drivers when they were approaching the safety or efficiency thresholds NZ Bus had set for particular behaviors.
For each different behaviour a visual signal would start out green, changing to amber when the threshold was being approached and then to red when it was crossed, NZ Bus chief executive Zane Fulljames said.
The system was part of a broader training programme for drivers that would increase their skills and deliver smoother journeys for commuters, while reducing fuel emissions and the physical wear and tear on buses, he said. If you want to know this kind of system. Here goes the brief introduction of the system.

There's also some positive talk about the system. If you want to know more about the news. Please find the site below.
Source : http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10908988