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    3. Object Detection: The Real Costs of Bikes and Prams
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    Use cases, Transportation

    Object Detection: The Real Costs of Bikes and Prams

    Operators of public transportation (PTOs) need to know more about their customers, especially if they are traveling with prams, bikes, or wheelchairs.
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    Challenge

    Counting large objects, such as bicycles, prams and wheelchairs, does not usually justify the effort of manual counts.

    Still, public transport operators want to know if:

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      The vehicle fleet is calibrated to the space demands of passengers and objects

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      Passengers have proper ticketing, especially in the case of bikes

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    Solution

    Automatic People Counting (APC) is already an established process, one required for government grants, for public transport companies, big and small.

    But more operators are looking to:

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      Monitor the performance of the vehicle fleet and capacity levels

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      Improve ticket pricing models and community fare settlement

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      Adjust vehicle fleet to better match trends in object transport

    Benefits

    Public transport operators constantly look for reliable solutions that help increase efficiency, lower costs and:

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      Optimize fleet management based on reliable passenger and object counts

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      Increase revenue by ensuring appropriate ticketing for large objects

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      Improve operations by making decisions on reliable data

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      Public transit agencies require standards for fare allocations and NTD reporting

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      Load-balancing transit passengers requires reliable real-time data

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