Systems integration

Systems integration is the key to success for bus entertainment systems

When it comes to buses, it is essential to obtain an integration of the various systems that can equip them: devices for canceling tickets, active driving assistance, entertainment systems , WiFi routers , remote surveillance , etc ...

Normally each of these systems is designed to operate autonomously by means of a dedicated control unit. Over time, therefore, different systems accumulate on board each vehicle and their management becomes more and more expensive and complicated.

Typical examples of control units that can be found on board a bus.

To solve this problem it is obviously necessary to proceed towards an integration of all these systems and Azimut is at the forefront on this front.

Benefits of Integration

The two main advantages that are achieved by integrating different systems are:

• elimination of redundant components.
• display through a single interface of all information relating to the vehicle and the systems installed on it.

How to get an integration of the systems available for your vehicle?

There are several projects that go in this direction. One of these is SIRI (Service Interface for Real Time information) . Another is ITXPT (Information Technology for Public Transportation) which seeks to converge all manufacturers active in this sector towards a standardization of communication protocols in favor of future interoperability.

This standard also provides for communication based on HTML5 protocol and even the possibility of virtualizing the various devices installed as if they were applications within a single server.

Systems integration is an ambitious goal and an appointment that Azimut does not want to miss, being always at the forefront of innovation and the introduction of increasingly advanced services for public transport.