RFID

Huntsville to track students on school buses

January 23, 2012

Three schools in Huntsville (AL) will test a program that uses RFID cards to track students when they ride school buses.

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University of Minnesota introduces bike incentives

September 14, 2011

The University of Minnesota is handing out RFID tags as part of a program to encourage people to ride their bicycles on campus.

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New billboards can target consumers

March 3, 2011

IBM is developing digital billboards that can recognize passers-by and display advertising targeted to their interests.

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Bangkok to provide real-time bus info

January 5, 2011

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (Thailand) plans to provide real-time bus location information using radio frequency identification tags.

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Big benefit or Big Brother? Boston tests student smart card

October 29, 2010

The City of Boston (MA) is testing a multipurpose card that public school students can use to access a range of city and regional services.

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Chicago suburb tracks students with technology

September 3, 2010

A school district outside Chicago became the second system in Illinois to use technology to track the location of students on school buses.

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Metro cards smarten up but slow down

August 9, 2010

After a recent upgrade to its fare collection technology, WMATA is warning commuters that their SmarTrip cards may take slightly longer to register at the fare gate.

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San Antonio adopts bike-sharing plan

June 21, 2010

The City of San Antonio (TX) plans to launch a downtown bicycle-sharing program, which will serve residents and visitors.

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A tap of plastic and ready to ride

June 16, 2010

A New York Times reporter waxes poetic about the the MasterCard PayPass tap-and-go transit trial currently underway in New York and New Jersey.

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Denver’s bike-sharing program adds iPhone app

June 7, 2010

More than 3,000 Denver (CO) residents have used the B-cycle bicycle-sharing program in its first month, according to statistics collected from a kiosk user interface, Web services, and an iPhone application.

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