SAN DIEGO, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic Corporation
(NYSE: CUB) today announced that its Cubic Transportation Systems
(CTS) business division was awarded a contract with the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), to deliver an
integrated mobile app in support of the TAP regional contactless
fare system. TAP links 24 transit agencies across the
Los Angeles region and the mobile
app will provide travelers with a range of convenience tools to
enhance their daily commute.
The app will be supported by Cubic's application programming
interface (API) portal provided on the company's
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud platform enabled via Cubic's
collaboration with Microsoft for the company's Azure cloud
environment. This will connect to both the existing back
office and TAP's new account management platform. Cubic's open APIs
will allow third-party devices to securely interact with TAP cards
for authentication, top-up or debiting card and account balances.
This will include the ability to use TAP account balances for
third-party services such as ride or bike sharing, parking and fare
subsidy programs.
"This is an exciting time for the TAP program, because with the
addition of new apps and connecting features, customers will be
able to get the latest commute information, make a fare purchase,
use their mobile device as a TAP card and complete their journey
using transit, bikeshare or other multi-modal programs," said
David Sutton, executive officer,
Metro.
Cubic's traveler app will support smartphone users by providing
a variety of TAP card and account management features
including:
- TAP account management integrated with Metro's www.taptogo.net
website, allowing users to fund TAP card loads and other services
from a single regional account, including bike, ride or car share
and parking, which can be booked as part of an integrated journey
plan straight from the app.
- Order a virtual TAP card for the ability to tap and pay with a
smartphone.
- Receive account balance, pass expiration and related service
alerts via push notifications and in-app alerts, including
real-time arrivals for buses and trains.
- Registration and management of TAP card, TAP account balances
and loading value/passes to TAP cards.
- Participation in travel-driven promotion and incentive
programs.
- Integration with fare subsidy programs and ability for the
unbanked to load cash at participating retailers and TAP vending
machines.
Additionally, Cubic will provide a merchant app for retailers
who sell and load fare products on TAP cards. The app will have
access to the full TAP product catalog and allow retailers to
select from available pass types and stored value amounts. Once a
payment is made, retailers are able to load the product to a
traveler's TAP card via the near field communication (NFC)
reader/writer interface native to an Android tablet, phone or
accessible point-of-sale terminal. As an added benefit, the
connection to the new TAP account system may facilitate members of
eligible enrollment categories to receive discounts and/or
rewards.
"We're thrilled to grow our partnership with Metro by
collaborating on these innovations for the TAP program to provide
improved and more convenient services for our customers," said
Matt Cole, president of CTS. "We
look forward to continuing working with Metro's TAP team to drive
shared mobility initiatives across the Los Angeles region."
Designed and delivered by Cubic, TAP is the largest regional
smart card fare payment system in the U.S. More than two million
active TAP card holders spend in excess of $320 million annually and take more than 450
million rides per year across the regional transit network.
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic is a market-leading, technology provider of integrated
solutions that increase situational understanding for
transportation, defense C4ISR and training customers worldwide to
decrease urban congestion and improve the militaries'
effectiveness and operational readiness. 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 Mission Solutions
provides networked Command, Control, Communications,
Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(C4ISR) capabilities for defense, intelligence, security and
commercial missions. 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.
For more information about Cubic, please visit the company's
website at www.cubic.com or on Twitter
@CubicCorp.
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