Transit riders in Emeryville and San Francisco also can log on to the Web to check whether they have time to finish one more task before catching their bus. San Francisco is considering whether to purchase the NextBus technology, and, potentially, expand it to other routes. In order for NextBus to be applied to a larger fleet of vehicles, Muni would need a city-wide AVL system to provide the data on which bus arrival predictions are based. Transit agencies with relatively small fleets can use the lower cost NextBus-developed AVL system. Several Bay Area transit operators, both large and small, either already have installed, are currently installing or are seriously looking at acquiring AVL technology, primarily for fleet-monitoring purposes.
Live information displays at bus stops.