Two hundred Dutch will participate in the test, which lasts three months. Those interested can register on a special website.
The testers get a special SIM card in smartphones with an NFC chip can be used to check in with the existing public transport poles at stations and on buses and trams .
“We have already done some testing, but this is the first time that we go out and consumers to get tested,” says Geert Appeldoorn Vodafone. The pilot must demonstrate among others that all incheckpaaltjes respond well to smartphones.
If the consumer test of the ‘Smart-OV’ positive turn out, the service is made more widely available next year.
See how it works by checking a smartphone:
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Smart-OV Users can see their travel history in a special app. According CFP director Alexandra Huffelen it is also convenient that travelers no longer have to wonder if they are checked indeed. “That you can now just see it all on your phone.”
According to Pedro Peters, CEO of RET, the Smart-OV is a logical continuation of the public transport chip card, which is mandatory since 2008 in the Rotterdam metro. “Now we find public transport smartcard actually been superseded.”
Vodafone Smart-OV integrates into its Wallet app, which now credit and store cards can be stored.
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