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Easy Ride On-going pilot project for ticketless commute in the public transportation sector.

Datasheet Click on this file to read an article published in IEEE Micro in Nov/Dec 2001 by EM authors on Easy Ride. IEEE 11/01 484 Kb

General description

The EasyRide project is essentially intended for all companies within the public transport sector. In order to meet the needs of their clients, such companies already make use of infrastructures and vehicles that are adapted to the type of traffic and passengers within the environment concerned. The access control system developed by the Swatch / EM Microelectronic / Hayek consortium and installed at the Geneva test site takes into account this diversity of environments. The regional railway line between Geneva and La Plaine and run by the Swiss national railways can be categorised as inter-urban rail traffic in terms of the speed of the trains and distances between the various stops. Within the city of Geneva itself, on the other hand, on the Geneva Public Transport (TPG) lines, the number of buses in operation at any one time is much greater whilst the distances between the stops can be a question of metres. In order to guarantee maximum reliability and optimum installation fees for each case, the consortium has developed an access control system whose operating method can be adapted to its usage environment. For this, it benefits from a technology derived from the Keyless Entry Systems available on new generation automobiles. Click below to learn more about this project: English version (PDF, 180kB) French version (PDF, 180kB) German version (PDF, 180kB)