Bus Reliability + Autonomous Vehicles. A symbiotic relationship.

What is happening? To improve bus reliability, local governments are relying on data from autonomous vehicles. This seems oddly disparate, right? Not so…Computer aided bus dispatch coupled with data from autonomous vehicles has been shown improve bus reliability.

Why is this important? “North Carolina’s Concord Kannapolis Area Transit (Rider), such technology has decreased call volumes by 50%, compared to 10 years ago”

Route Fifty | City Bus Reliability Picks Up With Automatic Vehicle Location Tech