GUILHERAND-GRANGES, France, and
PARIS, Feb.
17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Conduent Transportation, a unit of
business process services and solutions company Conduent
Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), and Flowbird, a French
company specializing in urban mobility payment methods, today
announced that they have been selected by Comutitres, on
behalf of its members and the transport authority Ile-de-France
Mobilités, to replace all Ile-de-France bus and tram onboard ticketing
platforms with next-generation technology. The Ile-de-France region has a population of
approximately 12 million who take about 9 million trips every day
on public transport.
Comutitres, which is in charge of ticket management for public
(RATP, SNCF) and private (Optile) transport operators on behalf of
Ile de France Mobilités, has chosen the Conduent-Flowbird alliance
to install a modern onboard ticketing platform to replace outdated
equipment across the transit network. In this newly awarded 10-year
contract, Conduent and Flowbird will design, install and maintain
the driver consoles, ticket validators, central units and
communication devices on board the region's public-transit
vehicles.
"The modernization of the Ile-de-France ticketing system is continuing.
Ile-de-France Mobilités aims to make life easier for the millions
of people using public transport in Ile-de-France thanks to some of the most modern
ticketing services in the world. This project is a new stage in our
ambitious strategy to transform ticketing," said Laurent Probst, Managing Director of
Ile-de-France Mobilités.
"It is a source of great pride for Comutitres to see, through
this contract, the convergence of the needs and requirements of
transport operators in the Paris
region with the desire of Ile-de-France Mobilités to implement a
common range of ticketing equipment and onboard systems," said Eric
Lainé, Managing Director of Comutitres. "Conduent Transportation
and Flowbird will help us to implement the desired solution thanks
to their experience and expertise in ticketing system modernization
projects."
This new onboard ticketing platform will be one of the largest
of its kind based on Information Technology for Public Transport
(ITxPT) specifications, which are increasingly becoming an industry
standard. The ITxPT association provides specifications and
guidelines for open architecture, data and interoperability between
IT systems, for public transport and other mobility services.
"More than ever, solutions that encourage modal shift to public
transport and optimize the management of urban spaces are at the
heart of the needs of city dwellers. The choice of Comutitres to
implement open and interoperable technologies fully attests to
this," said Bertrand Barthelemy, CEO
of Flowbird. "With our 600 high-tech engineers in France, specializing in urban mobility, we are
pleased to bring our skills and expertise to support Comutitres in
the renewal of ticketing in the Ile-de-France region."
"Comutitres has a bold vision of a modern, technologically
advanced system that will equip the buses and trams of the
Ile-de-France region and become a
model for the world," said Jean-Charles
Zaia, General Manager, Public Transit at Conduent
Transportation. "Given our more than 50 years of expertise in this
area, our team is well positioned to help Comutitres implement an
onboard solution at scale for one of the largest transit systems in
the world. Ile-de-France transit
authorities and operators have been valued clients of Conduent for
more than 25 years, and we're honored to expand our partnership on
this major project."
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 three out
of every four U.S. insured patients, 10 million employees who use
its HR Services, and nearly 18 million benefit recipients.
Conduent's solutions deliver exceptional outcomes for its clients,
including $16 billion in savings from
medical bill review of workers compensation claims, 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.
About Flowbird
Alongside the challenges posed by the evolution of increasingly
populated urban spaces, cities must continuously meet the changing
needs of their citizens. Flowbird supports decision-makers in the
organization with the development and management of mobility within
their territories, helping to meet new economic, quality of life
and environmental challenges.
Through its solutions, mobile apps and online services, Flowbird
helps to improve the environment by reducing air pollution,
optimizing traffic management and simplifying payments relating to
mobility. In this way, Flowbird helps make cities safer and more
economically sustainable.
With 60 years' experience and more than 100 million weekly
users, Flowbird continues its high-technology journey through a
program of substantial investment in research and development (7%
of annual turnover) to offer ever more innovative solutions to its
customers. This innovation culture enables Flowbird to export 85%
of its output to 4,500 cities in 85 countries.
For more information,
visit www.flowbird.group/transport
Conduent Media Contacts:
Robert Corbishley, Conduent, +44
(0)7703 516569, robert.corbishley@conduent.com
Neil Franz, Conduent,
+1-301-820-4324, neil.franz@conduent.com
Flowbird Media Contact:
Nicolas Dardonville, Directeur Commercial, Flowbird, + 33 06 80
47 28 06, nicolas.dardonville@flowbird.group
Conduent Investor Relations Contacts:
Alan Katz, Conduent,
+1-973-526-7173, alan.katz@conduent.com
Rebecca Koar, Conduent,
+1-862-308-7105, rebecca.koar@conduent.com
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