Thales, a technology leader for the aerospace, transport, defence and security markets, has launched TransCity, a cloud-ready range of evolutionary fare collections solutions, for public transport systems.

The solutions is a web-oriented technology, which will simplify both passengers’ journeys and operators’ day-to-day operations, said a statement.

It will provide passengers with a variety of travel passes, within which travellers will be able to either swipe their cellphones or contactless bank cards to enter public transportation or use their contactless travel cards or simply use a traditional ticket, it said.

In addition to conventional ticket kiosks and automatic vending machines, payments can be processed on-line or on the go, with smartphones, or through newer technologies such as near-field communications (NFC).

The operators using TransCity will be able to better manage and supervise their network infrastructure, anticipate potential equipment failures, as well as optimising their maintenance services.  

Meanwhile, with Thales’s big data analysis tools, TransCity will also help operators monitor critical periods to better accommodate travellers’ needs such as regulating train traffic or entrance-exit configuration.

The TransCity line consists of five elements – customer, card, fare, traffic management, and business analytics - all of which guarantee both operators and passengers the best possible user experience.

Its modular architecture will allow operators to choose the combination of products that best respond to their specific infrastructure needs. - TradeArabia News Service