ByteToken Ltd. Announces Mobile Ticketing, Fare Collection Pilot

ByteToken Ltd. at the 2015 UITP World Congress and Exhibition, announced that the company has won a contract to deploy a mobile ticketing pilot for  the Cooperativa Emilia Romagna autobus Soc. Coop (CO.ERBUS). ByteToken is demonstrating its mobile transit ticketing and fare collection solutions during the conference at Stand 4E109 in Hall 4. UITP is taking place through June 10 at the Milano Congressi.

“We’re honored to participate at the UITP World Congress and pleased to announce our mobile ticketing pilot for CO.ERBUS,” said Micah Bergdale CEO and co-founder of ByteToken. “As we continue to expand globally and strive to make transit systems more efficient, we will share our understanding of the intrinsic needs and challenges of the transit industry. At UITP we stand ready to educate and enlighten transit authorities, governing bodies and consumers about the value of modernizing mobile ticketing and fare collection in this intermodal world.”

ByteToken’s pilot program with CO.ERBUS will initially test on 20 buses for Android device users. ByteToken will also supply back office reporting and software. Upon completion of the pilot, both visual inspection and ticket validators will be available for use on CO.ERBUS’s entire fleet. The app, which will launch in Q3, will also provide valuable bus route and real-time schedule information.

“We are thrilled to offer the people of Ravenna an opportunity to simplify their ticket purchases from the convenience of their mobile phone,” said Lino Fantini CEO of CO.ERBUS.  “With our growing fleet and an ever increasing number of riders, summer and shoulder-season tourists, launching the app will allow us to create a more efficient and streamlined transit experience for our riders.”