All metro area transit computers linked together by existing and dedicated telephone lines to interact with each other. Internet access links metro Detroit transportation systems to the world. Accidents, road conditions, construction updated in real time. Bus, train, airplane, private industry, the people mover schedules all linked together. GPS moving buses displayed on screens provide more efficient use of time. Handheld computers by bus riders provides information on arrivals.

What do smart buses do?

What does that mean for you?

• Provide computerized vehicle performance data to predict maintenance needs and reduce the number of unexpected breakdowns

• More dependable bus service
• Longer vehicle life and reduced maintenance costs for efficient use of tax dollars

• Speed bus trips along major transportation corridors using an enhanced traffic signal priority system that engages only when needed to maintain schedules

• Faster bus trips
• Improved on-time performance
• Impact on other vehicles at traffic signals is minimized

• Improve information provided to riders
• Automatically announce the next stop and display this information on a sign inside the bus
• Provide larger, brighter information signs outside the bus

• Accurate bus information
• Consistent, reliable timing of announcements and displayed information
• Better service for the hearing- and visually-impaired that meets Federal standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Automatically count passengers to provide timely, accurate rider and trip information for more effective transportation planning

• Ensures that future transportation services are provided when and where they are needed most