Project #1 (Proj.#1): Automated Wheelchair Securement Project #2 (Proj.#2): Passenger Mobility and Contactless Fares Solution

The project will demonstrate the use of the Quantum automated wheelchair securement system on buses at 5 transit agencies in rural and urban service environments. Proj. #2: will offer smartphone app that integrates with CCPT's dispatching/scheduling/fare payment system. Use of the system and app will mitigate exposure to the COVID-19 virus and provide operational efficiency.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157377

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  John, Justin

• Start Date: 20210625
• Expected Completion Date: 20221001
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: COVID-19 Research and Demonstration Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: COVID-19; Dispatching; Fare collection; Mobile applications; Payment; Scheduling; Transit buses; Wheelchairs
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01864812
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 21 2022 4:26PM