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Posted by GOLD_12th on Mon Nov 2 13:51:45 2009, in response to Re: NJT's New fare collection system {UPDATE}, posted by JAzumah on Mon Nov 2 03:28:21 2009. RFID isn't that widely used yet.WRONG. RFID is widely used right now in many different forms. 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? If its a brutal process then Why is Bee Line, PATH, Airtrain using the MetroCard fare media. Those agency have made arrangements with MTA to cover a portion of the loss revenue. Its not that complex. 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. Of course its not cheap. Look at the MetroCard when it was rolled out for the first time. Reliability issues will be fixed in no time when the transit agencies moving towards RFID smart cards. |
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