Award for Siemens smartcard solution

Siemens has won the MasterCard Transport Ticketing Award 2013 for its dual-function smartcard at the recent Transport Ticketing Conference in London. The award marks Siemens UK launch of integrated mobility and eTicketing.

According to the company Business Development Manager, Andy Gill, electronic ticketing is designed to make it easier for people to switch between different means of transportation and travel with one electronic smartcard ticket. “From private car to metro, or from commuter train to bike, users do not have to remember fares,” says business development manager, Andy Gill. “They just pay for the distance travelled, regardless of whether they took a train, hired a bike or used services such as car parking facilities”.

In credit card format, the newly-launched smartcard can be used inter-modally for different means of transport and inter-operably for different transport companies and fare networks as well as the associated service providers.

The smartcard’s dual functionality also enables the smartcard to be used for ‘Check-in/Check-out’ (CiCo) access control systems and the ‘Be-in/Be-out’ (BiBo) principle.

The CiCo principle is where passengers actively scan their access pass with a terminal, while the BiBo system offers maximum convenience for users.

The smartcard is automatically recorded on entering and leaving the vehicle as well as at intervals during the trip using a contactless monitoring system. The route taken and any changes of class are automatically logged. Only the most economical fare option for the route actually taken will be charged.

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