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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES WATCH The Hyperloop One System Hyperloop One reveals its vision for the future of mobility, how it connects people to the autonomous space and gets people doorto door faster than ever before. MassTransitmag.com/12280343 Manukau Bus Station Fly Through The Manukau bus station will be at the heart of the new connected public transport network for south Auckland, New Zealand, connecting bus users to trains and other buses. MassTransitmag.com/12263870 TARC Debuts Battery-Electric Bus The Transit Authority of River City in Louisville, Kentucky, recently rolled out six new Proterra battery-electric buses. MassTransitmag.com/12277609 Uber WHITEPAPERS The Future of Fare Collection in Transportation Masabi’s Key findings include: The top three challenges new fare collection systems need to solve: 1) 76% cited fare evasion; 2) 69% cash handling and operations; 3) 66% customer satisfaction. MassTransitmag.com/12274822 How to Boost the Efficiency of Your Railway — Without Expanding Your Network Can you keep efficiency high without expanding your resources? Satisfy more passengers, lower costs and prevent disruptions through smarter planning of your crew, fleet and timetables with this guide. MassTransitmag.com/12278545 Advertiser’s Index Alpina Manufacturing .............57 Avail Technologies ...................43 BAE Systems Controls ............44 Clever Devices Ltd. ................... 15 Complete Coach Works ........... 41 Conductix-Wampfl er ..............46 Creative Bus Sales ................... 59 Cycle-Safe, Inc. ......................... 45 Digital Signage Federation.....25 Genfare .........................................2 GMT International Corp. ......... 21 Irwin Car & Equipment ............23 IWCE ........................................... 29 LTK Engineering .......................48 National Railway Supply ........33 NEC Display Solutions ...............9 Newell Rubbermaid ...............5, 7 Noble Pine Products ................47 ORX ............................................60 Peerless-AV .................................3 Railquip ..................................... 36 Rosco Inc. .................................. 42 STV ..............................................37 UITP ........................................... 39 Vericom LLC ..............................49 Uber Plans Future of Flying Mass Transit By Leah Harnack Uber sees a future of global on-demand aviation. MassTransitmag.com/12274302 APC Regulations Get an Update By Paul Kincaid New standards in the Federal Register reflect a new certification process for APC technology, responding to the advancements in the accuracy of the technology. MassTransitmag. com/12279528 Data-Rich but Information- Poor: What Transit Can Learn from Other Industries By Marsha Moore Every challenge public transit faces in becoming more information-rich has been successfully met in other industries. Some lessons learned from other industries. MassTransitmag. com/12279507 Tomorrow’s Fleet: Advanced Driver Assistance Technologies By Fred Andersky As driver technology continues to advance, a focus remains on not only increasing safety and performance of vehicles, but looking towards automation in the future. MassTransitmag.com/12275637 ONLINE THIS MONTH AIRCRAFT WOULD need to be designed for 150- 200 mph cruise speeds and one-minute take offs and landings.
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