The Expo is held every three years in conjunction with APTA’s TransForm conference, which drew almost 14,000 attendees this year, APTA said.
“For the transit agency, all of those seconds [saved] means more time moving, which means better fuel efficiency,” Menard said.
It can show the precise location of each bus in real time, Product Marketing Team Lead Shoshi Goldstein said.
It’s designed to benefit riders, operators and the transit system.
Siemens Mobility Rail car and locomotive manufacturer Siemens Mobility displayed a train that Seattle’s Sound Transit system will use and a scale model of its next-generation, low-floor light rail vehicle.