IBus – The future for London Buses Martin Davey Head of Technical Services Group, TfL.

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iBus – The future for London Buses Martin Davey Head of Technical Services Group, TfL

Londons transport challenge In common with any world class city, London faces many transport and traffic challenges. Londons bus network, one of the largest and most comprehensive urban transport systems in the world, is facing up to these challenges The number of people using buses in London is at its highest level since 1968, every weekday, 6.3 million journeys are made on Londons buses The challenges involved in keeping so many buses moving and coordinated as well as ensuring passengers have access to the right information at the right time demand innovative solutions.

8000 buses running on 700 routes with 17,500 bus stops Radio communications no longer sufficient New AVL platform required

AVL: Key challenges Robustness against poor GPS reception and outages and multipath effect Previous research told us it could be done (and has now been proved) however… Technique should not be dependent on parameters that can change and are difficult to maintain (e.g. 17,500 bus stops in London)

Overcoming GPS limitations: location system architecture

The road ahead: it has been done Trial route being tested Purple circles: AVL beacons (truth points) Green pins: reported vehicle location when beacon seen Green vectors: correction from raw GPS to location solution

iBus

iBus – the platform supports… iBus is a complex technology that is designed to support bus operators and bus passengers needs Service control benefit – Improved mileage Improved Q.S.I. performance Real time performance reports Improved voice call coverage Code Red and Blue Passenger benefit – On Bus Next Stop Signs and audio announcements Real time passenger information (RTPI) for high frequency bus routes via mobile phones On street RTPI Improved coverage of routes Better predictions

iBus pilot A trial of the on bus next stop signs and audio announcements was carried out in early buses on route 149 demonstrated the capabilities of the new AVL system with limited functionality Passenger research was carried out with a wide range of user groups – regular, new and infrequent users, passengers with disabilities, school children and users who do not have English as their first language

iBus passenger research Headline results: The results were very positive, 91 per cent of respondents said the new system would be beneficial Perceived importance to personal journeys New 149 users93% Irregular 149 users68% Regular 149 users69% Both the visual messages and audio announcements were well received. When asked which method passengers preferred 46% liked both 19% preferred text 28% preferred audio

iBus passenger research User comments: Emma (Hignett, voice of bus announcements), speaks with very clear diction and the right level of authority which will give passengers confidence." Visually impaired passenger I'm actually really looking forward to having this system on the buses....it would make my life a lot easier. I would feel more relaxed. Hearing impaired passenger We have an ongoing programme of research looking at many aspects of passenger benefits, both on-bus and on-street

iBus – next steps… Real time CCTV – safer travel, intelligent policing, fares evasion Vehicle telematics Hearing T Loop integration Floating sensors - performance monitoring and air quality measurement iBus as a platform and architecture - scalable and can integrate ticketing with fares/position, as well as route performance indicators for evidence-based decision making Evaluation – measuring benefits and on-going performance in order to make long-term improvements