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Satellites to track London buses
Bus stop
The technology will give more accurate arrival times
Transport for London (TfL) has signed a £120m deal for a new satellite tracking system that will keep check on the city's 8,000 buses.
The technology will mean more accurate, real-time arrival information being sent to every bus-stop.
TfL said it is introducing the system because the current "countdown" method, which relies on roadside beacons, cannot cope with London's 700 routes.
The technology will begin to be rolled out over the next two years.
He added the current countdown technology, which is about 10 years old, cannot cope as the number of passengers has risen from four million and day to six million a day, over the last five years.
TfL has signed a 10-year deal with Siemens for the technology, which is part of its five year, £10bn investment programme.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS
Autobuzele din Londra vor fi monitorizate prin satelit pentru o repartizare si eficientizare a transportului. Siemens Transportation este firma care a castigat licitatia, urmand ca ea sa monteze aparatura in urmatorii 10 ani, aceasta fiind necesara pentru cele 900 de rute din Londra. Investitia este cotata la 10 miliarde de lire sterline!
SURSA: BBC NEWS |
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