"Advanced technology" comes to Bangkok! Capital to get 350 "Smart Bus Stops"

[webfact]

"Advanced technology" comes to Bangkok! Capital to get 350 "Smart Bus Stops"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the Thai public were avidly sharing a post from a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesmen about the installation of 350 new "Smart Bus Stops" in the capital. 

 

They have been given the nickname: "Check - Charge - Share" due to their capabilities. 

 

Each one will have a screen telling passengers when their bus is due, chargers for mobile phones, CCTV, good lighting and free wi-fi.

 

The spokesman said the advanced technology was a dream for Bangkokians and would mean that those familiar with such stops abroad would now have them in the Thai capital. 

 

The first one will be operational outside Central Rama 9 in downtown Bangkok on July 30th.

 

A total of 350 will be installed throughout the city by July next year. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[keith101]

What's so smart about not providing social distancing seating NOTHING .

[2 is 1]

Free wifi! How many other than passenger stand or sit there! Kids and all other people to play they games!

[yellowboat]

????

[kotsak]

I would love to see a photo of the place one year from now.

[steven100]

everyone have a whinge as usual.  lol

[DaveE13]

Got them in London

. Not the fee Wi-Fi though 

[Crossy]

Smart bus DRIVERS would be a far better investment.

 

Anyone remember the smart taxi stops?

 

[Card]

24 minutes ago, DaveE13 said:

Got them in London

. Not the fee Wi-Fi though 

There are many similar from a few years ago in Bangkok. Totally dilapidated and unused. It's just a graft business.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Each one will have a screen telling passengers when their bus is due, chargers for mobile phones, CCTV, good lighting and free wi-fi.

Attention please, your bus is stuck in traffic 6 kilometres away, it expected to arrive in about an hour.
It will get here as soon as rush hour jams clear, I hope your boss is understanding as this will make you late for work.

[Bob A Kneale]

5 hours ago, DaveE13 said:

Got them in London

. Not the fee Wi-Fi though 

They did refer to that and didn't claim that it was a world's first.

[Bob A Kneale]

5 hours ago, Card said:

There are many similar from a few years ago in Bangkok. Totally dilapidated and unused. It's just a graft business.

"There are many similar from a few years ago in Bangkok. Totally dilapidated and unused".

Really?  Where are those "smart stops" that you're referring to?

[renz]

rather have traffic free lanes for buses 

[samsensam]

 

around ten years ago bangkok introduced electronic displays at bus stops showing the destination and time of arrival of buses. these signs worked in the sense that it displayed destinations and times, they didnt work in that the information displayed bore no relation to the reality of arrival times and destinations of buses. a complete waste of time and money.

 

...and more recently many buses were converted so customers could use a machine to pay by cash or card, guess what? it never worked and was abandoned. you can still see the redundant payment machines in some buses.

[a977]

7 hours ago, renz said:

rather have traffic free lanes for buses 

5555555555555555555555 and 55555555555555555

[dsf9]

Free WIFI by the major players only seems to ever work for a few months. Seems the contracts to install them never have an SLA or service clause. Graft in it's true form. 

[AgMech Cowboy]

23 hours ago, keith101 said:

What's so smart about not providing social distancing seating NOTHING .

CV19 will not be with us forever. If you want to keep your distance, you can stand in the rain. Oh and wear a mask, shield and rubber gloves.

[soi3eddie]

As said above, someone's on the make with this nice contract. No mention of costs, contractor supplying or who signed off on this (just BMA). How about some better reporting from DAILY NEWS please?

[hotchilli]

On 7/24/2020 at 11:37 AM, webfact said:

"Advanced technology" comes to Bangkok! Capital to get 350 "Smart Bus Stops"

Still behind the rest of the world.... these have air-con

[josephbloggs]

13 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Still behind the rest of the world.... these have air-con

Not behind the rest of world, behind Dubai - which has temperatures of 50 C in summer.

 

[johnray]

The old set up was fine.  This is not really a priororty.

[scoutman360]

Look on the bright side. Once all the bus stops have free wi-fi, we can all cancel our telephone wi-fi packages. We will be fully covered around the entire city. ????

[Redline]

They won’t be maintained or repaired 

[n00dle]

On 7/25/2020 at 12:18 AM, samsensam said:

 

around ten years ago bangkok introduced electronic displays at bus stops showing the destination and time of arrival of buses. these signs worked in the sense that it displayed destinations and times, they didnt work in that the information displayed bore no relation to the reality of arrival times and destinations of buses. a complete waste of time and money.

 

...and more recently many buses were converted so customers could use a machine to pay by cash or card, guess what? it never worked and was abandoned. you can still see the redundant payment machines in some buses.

How advanced was gps technology at that time. Were you using things like google maps to get around, or grab?

 

What was the state of mobile data at that time?

 

Surely you can accept that technology has advanced somewhat in the last 10 years?

[n00dle]

14 minutes ago, Redline said:

They won’t be maintained or repaired 

Because thais are unable to maintain complex systems like bts, mrt, airlines, moblie phone networks, isps  and online banking?

Edited July 26, 2020 by n00dle

[Redline]

2 hours ago, n00dle said:

Because thais are unable to maintain complex systems like bts, mrt, airlines, moblie phone networks, isps  and online banking?

Those businesses make good profits.  Have you seen the bus stops ???? and many of the busses ???? nice try, but not the same thing.  How many CCTV cameras work?  We have quite a few properties in Thailand, and I have a pretty good idea how it works here.  I hope you prove me wrong, but I’m confident in my prediction 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Not behind the rest of world, behind Dubai - which has temperatures of 50 C in summer.

As I said... behind, with just a little extra thought. 

having a USB recharging point and wifi while you wait for your bus that's stuck in a traffic jam doesn't make it "advanced technology".

A few years back they installed some bus stops with electronic tracking monitors to show when your bus would arrive.. they broke down and were never serviced.

The money was made in purchasing the the devices, no money in maintenance so they were never serviced.