Cubic Receives Contract Extension from University of Maryland to Provide Expanded NextBus Capabilities to Students and Staff
February 01 2017 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Cubic Transportation Systems to expand
university’s smart bus initiative with advanced real-time passenger
information technology
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic
Corporation (NYSE:CUB), today announced it was awarded a $1.1
million, five-year contract extension from the University of
Maryland (UMD) to upgrade its NextBus® fleet management system.
UMD’s current smart bus fleet features approximately 80 buses
with extensive NextBus hardware capabilities, including GPS-based
trackers, driver control units and automatic vehicle location,
which informs riders of the place and time of their buses’
arrivals.
Under the contract extension, Cubic will greatly enhance UMD’s
smart bus offering by providing university transit staff with
features such as automatic passenger counting, automatic voice
annunciation and “turn-by-turn” directions. The new technology will
allow UMD’s transit staff to track ridership in real time, through
the use of automatic passenger counters, which enables the customer
to gather data crucial for optimizing operations and improving
services. In addition, NextBus’ automatic voice annunciation system
will use the buses’ public address system and onboard
light-emitting diodes (LED) signs to announce upcoming stops,
transfer points and custom messages from UMD’s transit staff.
Finally, the “turn-by-turn” direction feature will act as the
transit operators’ personal guide to help navigate UMD’s multiple
shuttle routes and assist in the training process of new and
prospective bus operators. The installation of this new system is
expected to begin in February 2017.
“The University of Maryland’s Department of Transportation
Services (DOTS) is proud to extend our partnership with NextBus and
we are excited about the new features our customers will receive in
the near future,” said Armand Scala, senior associate director,
DOTS, UMD. “UMD students, faculty and staff, who regularly rely on
the NextBus system for real-time bus arrival information during
their daily commutes will benefit from the added convenience and
increased efficiency resulting from added features, such as
automated on-board stop announcements and passenger counting
data.”
“The University of Maryland has been a valued NextBus customer
for a number of years and we admire the university’s commitment to
implementing leading-edge technology in its transportation system,”
said Min Wei, senior vice president of operations, Cubic
Transportation Systems. “Cubic is looking forward to further
assisting UMD in providing its students and faculty with an
enjoyable, informed and intelligent transportation experience.”
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems,
products and services focused in the transportation, defense
training and secure communications markets. Cubic Transportation
Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information
technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for
transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Global Defense is a
leading provider of live, virtual, constructive and game-based
training solutions, special operations and intelligence for the
U.S. and allied forces. Cubic Mission Solutions provides networked
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense,
intelligence, security and commercial missions. For more
information about Cubic, please visit the company's website
at www.cubic.com or on Twitter @CubicCorp.
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