Since August 2021, Changchun Bus Group has upgraded its on-board equipment to “smart bus fareboxes”.
The smart bus fareboxes can support public cards, cash, IC cards, mobile NFC, UnionPay QuickPass, QR code payment, etc.
Currently, the main payment methods in China are smart terminal equipment for ticket purchases, which can provide great convenience for citizens to travel by bus.
The smart bus farebox is simple to use. Even the elderly and children can quickly grasp the method of ticket purchase. One of the drivers told reporters that the banknote should be spread out when passengers drop it into the farebox. Passengers should drop the coin purchase into the coin recognition module. Every time a banknote or coin is dropped, the smart farebox interface will display the received amount and issue a prompt tone. The smart farebox can support citizen cards, rail transit and bus cards, off-site transportation interconnection cards, Jilin Tong, QR codes, WeChat, and so on.
The use of smart fareboxes has realized complementary resources and data sharing, which not only provides great convenience for citizens to modernize their travel but also greatly improves the work efficiency of enterprises.
In terms of currency recognition, the smart farebox realizes automatic identification of money, stacking, and counting. It can also give voice prompts to passengers and drivers according to the needs of business scenarios. The ticket box is equipped with a display screen for passengers and a display screen for drivers, which can display Chinese/English, numbers, special characters, and images. Separate locking farebox can ensure the safety of cash.
The smart farebox realizes the multi-party collection, reliable transmission, and full utilization of bus operation dynamic and static information, providing a basis for the coordinated coordination and operation supervision of buses.
It is conducive to improving the level of bus emergency dispatch, operation supervision, and scientific decision-making capabilities, and improving the public's sense of travel experience.