Soon, the tedious journey in city service buses will turn lively and informative. High definition screens displaying awareness videos, news highlights of the day and WiFi services are some of the facilities which will be available for the public through a new facility called ‘XMOR (Extended Media On Rails)’ soon.
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Developed by a software company Techxcore Solutions Pvt Ltd, XMOR, a hardware device, is capable to provide internet connectivity, auto scheduling and location identification facilities. It can also screen videos in HD quality in the bus, downloaded from a portal designed by them. As per the system, the videos to be screened are automatically scheduled through the portal and also has an offline player in case the bus is travelling through low connectivity area. A control room has been set up at the office of the company at Vanchiyoor for technical assistance.
In the pilot project to be launched on Tuesday, the HD display screens varying from 22 to 32 inches will be installed in five private buses operating from East Fort. Each unit will cost Rs 40,000. The select bus routes are East Fort-Vazhayila-Medical College, East Fort-Vallakadavu, East Fort-Konchiravila-Medical College, East Fort-Beemapally- Pappanamcode and East Fort-Pongumoodu-Thrikannapuram.
The screen will be placed on the space behind the driver’s seat with required safety measures so that there is no distraction for the driver. The display will screen short awareness videos provided by the transport department on road safety. Due to prohibition of audio devices in public transport, the videos will have no audio.
News : Times of India
