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Posted by JAzumah on Mon Nov 2 03:36:19 2009, in response to Re: NJT's New fare collection system {UPDATE}, posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 01:14:45 2009. RFID isn't that widely used yet. Most of the hurdles are not technological, but are institutional.Revenue sharing is a brutal process. The fees for the MTA to process MetroCard revenue for non-MTA carriers is substantial. How can revenue sharing be done without losing 5%-10% of the fare in transaction costs? EZ Pass is a real pain in the butt. The lag times are so bad that you will get all kinds of rubbish mailed to your house because they did not process the payment fast enough. NJT's systems are going to have to be able to keep up with processing things in real time. Batching will have to be continuous. On the TVMs, that is no problem. On a bus, it requires a reliable connection and no driver assistance. It is doable, but it is not cheap. |
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