Powered by Visionect and designed by Mercury Innovation, the eStop is a smart sign that displays real-time bus arrivals, capacity information, service notifications and other passenger information right at the bus stop, connecting via 3G or Wi-Fi.
The initial field deployment of the eStop in Sydney by Transport for NSW has been well received and it’s easy to see why:
Impervious to the elements, the eStop is waterproof and tamper-resistant. It offers paperlike readability in bright sunlight, with no glare or light pollution, and is illuminated with a frontlight for visibility at night.
Best of all, the eStop is solar-powered, conserving energy and running on a plentiful natural resource. Developed on energy-saving electronic paper technology and consuming miniscule amounts of power, the solution is completely independent from the city’s electrical network and is installed with just a handful of nuts and bolts. This means that the eStop can be placed absolutely anywhere, without the need to dig or lay power or data cables, even in the most busy intersection or remote location, for a truly comprehensive public transport information system.