Part 2: Telltales as a Core Element for Off-board Diagnostics In any vehicle the driver gets instant information about the condition of his vehicle by a set of various warning lights. The information by these lights varies from “yellow” which indicates the necessity of service – but no restriction of the current operation – to […]

As the Secretary General of ITxPT, you would of course expect Anders Selling to have a strong interest in the professional side of public transport and digitalization. However, quite soon the image broadens to show a man with a true conviction for the big issues, like the environment, climate change, and how public transport can […]

In this blog post we will walk through the responsibilities for one of the most important roles when purchasing ITxPT-based ITS systems. The role of the integrator and with it, the integration platform.  Rapid development Information technology for public transport and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are under fast development both in terms of new technology […]

Svealandstrafiken, a public transport operator that serves Västmandland and Örebro county with public transport, is in the forefront of vehicle fleet digitalization. Busforce recently had a chat with Tommy Smedberg, who is the head of IT, and Johan Jansson, who is the vehicle fleet manager at Svealandstrafiken. They shared their thoughts on digitizing a bus […]

When procuring a communication platform for vehicles, you very seldom start from scratch. You might have different solutions for different systems onboard the vehicles. You might also have some back-office solutions for the different systems. So, you need to make a review of what you have and decide what you can keep and what needs […]

To change from a traditional radio system to Voice Over Internet Protocol, might sound like a big step. You may question if it is reliable and if the technical solutions are mature enough. Regulations, demand from customers and already made investments in radio traffic solutions might also get in the way of taking the leap. […]

MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is an ISO standard messaging protocol, that is designed for connections with remote locations where a “small code footprint” is required or when the network bandwidth is limited. It is a good match for the information exchange between onboard systems, the vehicle gateway, back office solutions and other integrated units […]

A Bus Heater Control system lets you select the time for the bus to be warm and ready. The system controls the start and stop times for the heater, based on the current temperature in the bus combined with the bus heater power/strength. With unique control of in-vehicle temperature thanks to clever algorithms and an easy to use app, […]

The purpose of the tachograph download is to save the manual work of collecting the tachograph data and the information stored on the driver cards. The automatic download improves quality and reduces complexity, especially in a large-scale fleet. The tachograph integration makes it possible to control that the drivers log into the tachograph. It is […]

This blog post discusses integration of hybrids and electric vehicles in fuel economy systems with challenges and proposed solutions. We also discuss why a fuel economy system is motivated in those types of vehicles. The conversion from combustion engine vehicles to hybrids and electric vehicles presents a challenge for fuel economy measuring systems, because not […]