INIT Customer magazine | INITiative 2/2023

INITiative 2/2023 ­ If this newsletter is not properly displayed, [click here.](  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ INIT Customer magazine We hope you enjoy reading this magazine and look forward to providing you with valuable information for many years to come. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [Click here to download the complete PDF issue!]( ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ INIT Group’s charge management solution widens its appeal on the international stage ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [Read more!]( ­ ­ A growing number of public transport companies worldwide are implementing electric buses or increasing their e-bus fleet. By implementing a charge management system such as MOBILEcharge from CarMedialab, a member of the INIT group, you can be sure that your vehicles are always punctual, sufficiently charged and preconditioned. In just a few weeks, three public transport operators from across the world have opted for this solution. Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles / STIB Brussels (Belgium), DAKAR MOBILITÉ (Senegal) and Ayalon Highways Tel Aviv in cooperation with the Israel Ministry of Transport and Road Safety (Israel) will use MOBILEcharge to control and monitor their charging processes. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Open Payments in Tampa, Florida: Simple tap and go with credit and debit cards or digital, wallet-enabled smart devices ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [Read more!]( ­ ­ As a component of the Flamingo Fares account-based fare system from INIT, the regional working group, comprised of the transport companies Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART), Hernando County (The Bus), and Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) have implemented open payments. To ride across the Tampa Bay region, passengers can now simply tap on one of the passenger terminals with their credit and debit cards or digital wallet-enabled smart devices. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ AI support for dispatchers: The KARL research project develops a digital dispatching assistant for the operations control centre ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [Read more!]( ­ ­ Working in the operations control centre is demanding and requires dispatchers to have a lot of experience – especially in stressful situations such as when accidents occur in city centres during rush hour. Due to upcoming waves of retirements, there will be a lack of experienced staff in the future. Consequently, assistance systems will become increasingly useful for operators. As part of the “KARL – AI for Work and Learning in the Karlsruhe Region” research project, an assistance system providing specific recommendations for dispatching measures is being developed to assist dispatchers and to ensure there are fewer traffic disruptions. The recommended dispatching measure, such as implementing a suitable diversion, can be determined using AI. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [Imprint]( [Disclaime](r [Data Protection Declaration](  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Website]( ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter, you can [unsubscribe here](. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Images: AdobeStock, STIB, HART ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­