SINGAPORE
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) is looking to the future with an investment in new cloud-based fleet management technology from Trapeze Group. The operator says its services are to be enhanced by the Bus Fleet Management System (BFMS) implemented by a consortium of Trapeze Group and ST Engineering.
The consortium successfully implemented the Centralised Fleet Management System that has supported Singapore’s bus fleet since 2014 and currently oversees about 5,800 buses across four public transport operators. Under the new agreement, the consortium is due to transition to the next-generation franchising solution, and the LTA believes Trapeze’s latest fleet management software and in-vehicle hardware will enable it and its operators to continue delivering connected and reliable journeys.
Frank Hesse, Trapeze Group ASEAN Managing Director, said Trapeze’s experience as the established ITS technology provider to LTA can help to streamline the Bus Fleet Management System implementation. “I am delighted LTA can continue its long-term relationship with the Trapeze Group-ST Engineering consortium, which powers outstanding public transport experiences for people living in or visiting Singapore,” he said. “Trapeze is proud of the high-level service and expertise we have provided to LTA over the past decade and I look forward to reaching new heights together in the years to come as we help LTA Singapore deliver its 2040 vision.”
Trapeze’s Intelligent Transport System (ITS) is the core component of LTA’s BFMS, built upon a real-time cloud-based software architecture. By transferring the LTA’s system to the Government Commercial Cloud, Trapeze says its solution can improve the productivity of bus service controllers while keeping a high level of cybersecurity.
Trapeze says its new system uses enhanced analytic functionalities to continuously optimise models and produce even more accurate bus arrival-time predictions, whilst its Business Intelligence solution also enables business users to create reports on key outcomes in a more flexible and dynamic manner.
New-generation in-vehicle systems are also due to be installed on all buses across Singapore’s network, which feature enhanced processing power, data transmission rates, and location accuracy. They also improve interoperability between in-vehicle systems, helping to fulfil the LTA’s commitment to progressive and future-ready bus services.
The solution also supports Singapore’s current EV bus fleet rollout with monitoring of EV assets through integration with on-board technology and the charging infrastructure platform.
