Transport for New South Wales, Australia is looking to expand on its current trial of Bluetooth beacons at Chatswood Station and bus interchange in Sydney and calling for submissions around new ways to put Bluetooth technology to use to make catching public transport easier.
The Beacon Challenge follows the current trial, which uses more than 70 beacons to help customers with vision impairment to navigate between trains, buses and places of interest in and adjacent to the interchange by sending location signals to a mobile phone which then gives the customer audio cues.
Other potential uses include providing customers with information about the next train services, local attractions or how to find their way from the train to the bus.
The best submissions will earn access to the trial beacon network from 10 October to 13 November. If their concept is successful in trial, they will be invited to a live Demo Day to showcase their concepts to a panel of Transport for NSW leaders.
The Beacon Challenge follows the current trial, which uses more than 70 beacons to help customers with vision impairment to navigate between trains, buses and places of interest in and adjacent to the interchange by sending location signals to a mobile phone which then gives the customer audio cues.
Other potential uses include providing customers with information about the next train services, local attractions or how to find their way from the train to the bus.
The best submissions will earn access to the trial beacon network from 10 October to 13 November. If their concept is successful in trial, they will be invited to a live Demo Day to showcase their concepts to a panel of Transport for NSW leaders.
