Tourism in Mexico represents 8.5% of Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) and the Secretariat of Communications and Transport, 49.5% of domestic tourists prefer to travel by bus. This is largely due to its low costs and increasing comfort.
During the holiday season, bus trips increase up to 200%, and businessmen have the obligation to anticipate the needs of passengers in terms of comfort and strengthening security. That is why it is important to offer innovative solutions and services that effectively and punctually meet the requirements of the national tourism sector.
Connection
Since relocation cannot be shortened, why not give users the opportunity to make the most of that time? A study conducted in more than 25 countries by Expedia on the use of mobile devices while travelling revealed that 94% of people travelling for pleasure do not go anywhere without at least one mobile device, and that this percentage rises to 97% among those travelling for work. The most frequent uses are sending and receiving messages (61%), checking routes with maps and navigation (47%) and sharing content on social networks (45%).
When a bus offers Wifi on board, it expands the possibilities of entertainment and communication for its clients, since they can use social networks, download music, games, and even use video on demand. In turn, buses use the connection to display on digital screens information on the status of the route, vehicle traffic updates or upcoming stops, and to make the transmission in real time from surveillance cameras to the monitoring center.
Security
According to the Mexican Transport Institute and the Secretariat of Communications and Transport, 77.83% of road accidents are caused by careless driver behavior. For this reason it is essential to supervise their work and comply with the rules and protocols during the trip to ensure their safety and the safety of passengers, as these accidents increase up to 80% during the holidays, according to records of INEGI.
What does keyBPS propose for a safe trip?
With cameras installed in the driver’s cabin and outside the bus, the control center can monitor activities inside and in real time, ensuring that the driver drives properly and follows traffic rules.
When an action is detected that could put passengers at risk, such as exceeding the speed limit, the supervisor sends voice messages to the driver through the camera to stop this behavior.
This same equipment works as GPS trackers to follow the route of the unit at all times, so that if any deviation is identified, the supervisor verifies the situation with the cameras and can contact the driver to give instructions.
Assistance on the road
When a frightening situation occurs, passengers can request assistance by pressing a panic button that activates communication with the control center. The driver can use the same mechanism to warn of an unforeseen situation, such as a mechanical failure or a detour in the road to ask for the necessary support and avoid generating an alert.
Payment control
Each vacation period, passenger bus services must provide discounts ranging from 50 to 25 percent to students and teachers, and throughout the year, this discount applies to seniors. To verify the correct application of these discounts and prevent abuse, transportation companies can use the surveillance camera to make a capture each time you register the purchase of these tickets, so you will have visual evidence of each transaction. Inside the bus, the camera counts people to check that the number of tickets sold matches the number of people on board.
An excellent service during the transfer is for passengers, the difference between choosing one or another transport company to make your trip. Our Mobility solutions are designed to offer great benefits to passengers and increase the productivity of transport companies. Get to know them in our conference on this vertical.
