Transportation may provide one or more "breakthrough" applications for smart cards. At a conference sponsored by the the Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA), I described the potential value of smart card applications for driver's licenses and transit fare integration and collection. To go directly to that presentation, you may use this link:
Drivers, Riders and Smart Cards
Issues surrounding the use of smart cards for driver's licenses, vehicle registration and electronic toll collection were addressed in depth in a 1996 study funded by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. (I served as principal investigator of that project.) You can link to that report from my capabilities statement:
For additional material on smart cards as regional fare media, you may wish to view my presentation at the Washington State Public Transportation and Rail Conference:
A Smarter Way to Ride: Regional Fare Integration
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