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The cost to replace a computer aided dispatch and automatic vehicle locator (CAD/AVL) system to support a fleet of 200 vehicles was estimated at $9.8 million.
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) of Florida included several ITS deployments as part of its FY2020 Capital Improvements Plan. The first item was a replacement of the Computer…
04/17/2020
Taxonomy: Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
Up to 10 self-driving electric shuttles will start circling Columbus Ohio’s Scioto Mile with an estimated total cost of $4 million for all three phases of the program.
Up to 10 self-driving electric shuttles, provided by May Mobility Inc., will start circling downtown Columbus tourist spots. Three of these vehicles will be operating at any one time between 6 a.m.…
07/26/2019
Taxonomy: Driver Assistance, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
Deployment of a new CAD/AVL and voice communication system to cost the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit $21 million.
This project replaces the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s Computer Aided Dispatch/Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) and bus radio communication systems. The existing system was installed…
02/14/2017
Taxonomy: Information Dissemination, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch, Remote Disabling Systems
A maintenance contract for an AVL system with 265 fleet vehicles was estimated to cost $64,719 (CAN) per year.
This report provided the results of a solicitation to replace an outdated AVL system on fleet vehicles in Markham, Canada. The City needed to replace an older system that had limited reporting…
01/05/2015
Taxonomy: Navigation / Route Guidance, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
Deployment of an Advanced Public Transit System (APTS) for a mid-size transit system costs $150,000.
The San Luis Obispo (SLO) Transit pilot project for Efficient Deployment of Advanced Public Transit Systems (EDAPTS) in California was deployed in 2001 and was studied in 2008 to assess the benefit/…
07/29/2011
Taxonomy: Transit Fare Payment, In-Terminal / Wayside, In-Vehicle Systems, Internet / Wireless / Phone, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch, Internet / Wireless
Recent contract awards suggest the capital costs to implement bus AVL systems range from $10,000 to $20,000 per vehicle.
This research documented the current state-of-practice of fixed-route and demand responsive automatic vehicle location (AVL) systems. A literature review was conducted and the results of on-line…
09/28/2009
Taxonomy: With Carrier / Dispatch, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
Capital costs for transit vehicle mobile data terminals typically range between $1,000 and $4,000 per unit, with installation costs frequently between $500 and $1,000.
The Mobile Data Terminals study, published by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), defines the mobile data terminal (MDT) as "a multifunctional data collection device on board transit vehicles…
09/08/2008
Taxonomy: With Carrier / Dispatch, Safety & Security, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
Driver assist and automation systems can substantially increase the cost of a new bus.
A Transportation Research Board (TRB) study examined the costs, impacts, and effectiveness of several bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in the United States and abroad. Unit costs were identified for…
07/28/2008
Taxonomy: Safety & Security, Vehicle Diagnostics, Lane Keeping Assistance, Precision Docking, Transit Fare Payment, In-Terminal / Wayside, In-Vehicle Systems, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch, Maintenance, Transit Signal Priority, In-Vehicle Surveillance
The METropolitan Special Transit, a paratransit service in Billings, Montana, spent approximately $43,500 to add automatic vehicle location (AVL) technology to its fleet of 15 vehicles. $83,575 was spent for a computer-assisted scheduling and dispat
The METropolitan Special Transit (MST) in Billings, Montana operates a paratransit service between the hours of 6:30 AM and 6:00 PM during the weekdays and between 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM on Saturdays.…
05/14/2008
Taxonomy: Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch, Dynamic Routing / Scheduling
The cost of the capital infrastructure of the Cape Cod Advanced Public Transit System—which included radio tower upgrades, local area network upgrades, AVL/MDT units (total of 100), and software upgrades—was $634,582.
The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority's (CCRTA) Advanced Public Transportation System (APTS) project applied Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies to fixed-route and paratransit…
09/04/2008
Taxonomy: With Carrier / Dispatch, Transit Fare Payment, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
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