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TTC buses to get Wi-Fi, but don’t fire up your tablets yet
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/tra...t_wifi_but_dont_fire_up_your_tablets_yet.html
The TTC will begin installing the technology to make its buses and streetcars Wi-Fi capable in 2016.Although transit officials are promising better service as a result, it doesn’t necessarily mean commuters will be able to browse the Internet.
The Wi-Fi capability is part of the $95-million computer-aided dispatch automatic vehicle location system (CAD/AVL) that will replace the 1970s system the TTC uses to communicate with bus and streetcar drivers, according to a report before the TTC board on Tuesday. The technology is considered crucial to making the TTC’s surface routes more reliable by alerting the control rooms that track vehicle movements to buses or streetcars that are veering off-route or off-schedule, said TTC spokesman Brad Ross.
“It allows you to see exactly where every bus is, where it’s going, how far off its schedule it is. It allows us to really manage routes much more effectively. Route supervisors can see exactly what a bus is doing or if it’s been sitting too long at a particular location,” he said.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/tra...t_wifi_but_dont_fire_up_your_tablets_yet.html
The TTC will begin installing the technology to make its buses and streetcars Wi-Fi capable in 2016.Although transit officials are promising better service as a result, it doesn’t necessarily mean commuters will be able to browse the Internet.
The Wi-Fi capability is part of the $95-million computer-aided dispatch automatic vehicle location system (CAD/AVL) that will replace the 1970s system the TTC uses to communicate with bus and streetcar drivers, according to a report before the TTC board on Tuesday. The technology is considered crucial to making the TTC’s surface routes more reliable by alerting the control rooms that track vehicle movements to buses or streetcars that are veering off-route or off-schedule, said TTC spokesman Brad Ross.
“It allows you to see exactly where every bus is, where it’s going, how far off its schedule it is. It allows us to really manage routes much more effectively. Route supervisors can see exactly what a bus is doing or if it’s been sitting too long at a particular location,” he said.
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