In may, the MTA announced a competition called Genius Transit Challenge, the participants have the opportunity to win $ 1 million. All that is necessary is to present all of the options to improve new York.
Transport company offers three categories in which you can show your creativity and ingenuity is the modernization of the signal system, the MTA, the reconstruction of the subway cars and the improvement of communication infrastructure. At the moment, the company has identified the 19 finalists among the 438 participants.
For example, to solve the first problem the company AECOM, specializing in infrastructure, has proposed the use of artificial intelligence, and Alstom is to deliver a tube from the alarm system of the roadside traffic.
In the category of modernization of trains, the MTA said the idea of Craig Avedisian. The man suggested to add about 4 subway cars that do not stop at every station.
Well, to solve the last – the third task was presented several options for the creation of the LTE network specifically for the metro. This would allow MTA customers to connect to the Wi-Fi in subway tunnels (not just the stations), and would have led to the emergence of new opportunities for digital advertising.
If you want to see the entire list of ideas the finalists, you can do this on the website geniustransitchallenge.ny.gov. The winners will be announced MTA in the first quarter of 2018.
