Combined 1.5 million residents in seven urban areas across
France can now access public
transportation services using the
Seamless® Transportation System
GUILHERAND-GRANGES, France, and
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Conduent
Transportation, a unit of business process services and solutions
company Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), today
announced the successful implementation and rollout of the Conduent
Seamless® Transportation System across the 200 buses and
21 trams in Tours Métropole's Fil Bleu public transport
network.
Leveraging this system, the residents of the Tours metropolitan
area can now access buses and trams using their smartphone for
contactless payments. Given current health concerns amid the
COVID-19 pandemic, contactless payments have an added benefit of
limiting contact between drivers and passengers.
How the system works
Conduent has installed Near Field Communication (NFC) and
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags on Fil Bleu's buses and trams. The
user downloads the Seamless® Transportation System app
onto their NFC (for Android) or BLE (for iOS) enabled smartphone
and registers to activate their account. To travel, they simply
present their smartphone at any tag. The tag then creates and
stores an encrypted transaction and relays it to the
smartphone.
The solution is universal. It is designed independently of SIM
cards and compatible with all mobile phone operators. It can be
installed quickly and uses encryption technology and other security
protocols to ensure data privacy and security.
"The Fil Bleu public transportation network carries nearly 40
million travelers every year. Thanks to the Seamless®
Transportation System, we can enhance the passenger experience by
making onboard payments easier and faster," said Loïc Latour,
Director of Passenger Mobility at Fil Bleu. "The system's
interoperability and compatibility with other transit systems in
France using the
Seamless® Transportation System is an additional
significant benefit to the riders of Fil Bleu."
Seven urban areas in France
use the Seamless® Transportation
System
In addition to the Tours Métropole Fil Bleu bus and tram
service, passengers have access to the Blois urban community
transit network, Agglopolys.
The Tours Métropole implementation is the most recent
application of the Seamless® Transportation
System in France. This year, the
system has also been introduced in the Métropole Toulon Provence
Méditerranée and the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole urban
communities. Combined, 1.5 million residents in seven urban areas
across France can access their
transportation systems using the
Seamless® Transportation System.
"Across France and the rest of Europe, transportation systems are looking to
modernize their ticketing systems so that passengers can access the
systems quickly, easily and safely," said Jean-Charles Zaia, General Manager, Public
Transit at Conduent Transportation. "Fil Bleu was up and running
very quickly due to Conduent's technologically advanced and easily
installed system. Once a passenger has the app, they can leverage
any transportation network in France that uses the growing
Seamless® Transportation System."
Conduent Transportation is a leading provider of automated
and analytics-based transportation solutions for government
agencies. These solutions, spanning road usage charging, parking
and curbside management, and advanced transit and public safety
systems, enable streamlined and personalized services for citizens
and travelers who use them. The company has been helping
transportation clients for more than 50 years and operates in more
than 20 countries.
About Conduent
Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on
behalf of businesses and governments – creating exceptional
outcomes for its clients and the millions of people who count on
them. Through our dedicated people, process and technology,
Conduent solutions and services automate workflows, improve
efficiencies, reduce costs and enable revenue growth. It's why most
Fortune 100 companies and over 500 government entities depend on
Conduent every day to manage their essential interactions and move
their operations forward.
Conduent's differentiated services and solutions improve
experiences for millions of people every day, including two-thirds
of all insured patients in the U.S., 10 million employees who use
its HR Services, and nearly 18 million benefit recipients.
Conduent's solutions deliver exceptional outcomes for its clients,
including $17 billion in savings from
medical bill review, up to 40% efficiency increase in HR
operations, up to 27% reduction in government benefits costs, up to
40% improvement in finance, accounting and procurement expense, and
improved customer service interaction times by up to 20% with
higher end-user satisfaction. Learn more at www.conduent.com.
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