Your phone : this magical device to move around your city
Written by Spirtech on 12/04/2021
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Leslie is on her way to see her friend Katia. She enters the metro station, happy, with music in her ears. As she walks down the stairs, she realizes that she didn't buy a ticket! Leslie doesn't want to be late for her best friend's birthday.
Fortunately, the transport app she uses allows her to see when the next metro is arriving. Leslie takes a quick look at it: it's only 1 minute away! She has time to buy her ticket on her phone in 30 seconds, then to present the phone to a gate and continues her way, with music and good mood.
Yes, you read that right, she has entered the metro with just her phone (and her mask!), it's that simple.
Let me tell you what happened a few months ago:
- Leslie installed her city's transport app in her phone via Google Play,
- she created an account with her phone number and email,
- then she registered her credit card in her account in order to purchase tickets.
So now Leslie can very easily:
- buy a ticket from any place, via the store tab of the app,
- validate her ticket in the metro, bus or tram by presenting her phone at the terminal or gate,
- present her phone in case of inspection to show that everything is in order.
Even if there is no connection to the internet, she can travel and possibly be inspected (only purchasing a ticket requires a connection).
This is another magic feat in public transport and, as usual when we hear magic and transport, we know that Spirtech has been there!
We designed an intelligence called SurPass HCE, which you can find in the TCL E-Ticket app in Lyon, Muver in Emilia Romagna, Anda in Porto, etc. These applications allow you to use your phone as a transportation card thanks to NFC technology (Near Field Communication).
Of course, security is our priority. This solution is compliant with the Calypso ticketing standard. All information is secured via an HSM.
More information about SurPass HCE