The way you see people using PayPass cards, or good old Opal (or other) cards, you'd think exerting sufficient force to bend the card was necessary to make it work!boxythingy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:19 pm Frictionless, since when did existing tap on and off required any friction?
It doesn't sound like something that would be successful; it isn't just kids whose bags and handbags are a labyrinth of junk or other devices that would impair such a scanning system. In the event the system doesn't tag you on or off, who is accountable for fare evasion or the default charge?
Good they are trialling new technologies (especially to reduce dwell times!), although I can't help but be cynical. Why not add conventional validators for cards in additional locations within the bus, and set them up to allow tag-on/off while the vehicle is in motion? If the bus is at a stop, that is used as the reference point to charge the fare, otherwise, the equipment will charge for the next stop, in case the passenger is trying to tag off early and avoiding paying the full fare.