LA Metro to get Bluetooth beacons

News in brief

News in brief

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning to pilot Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons in Los Angeles’ Union Station to track a commuter’s journey and send out relevant information directly to their smartphone. “If the pilot program goes well, the beacons could spread across Los Angeles County to reach hundreds of thousands of commuters on Metro’s sprawling network of bus and rail lines,” LA Times reports.

Filed by Email Rian Boden nfcworld.com Published 12 February 2015, 09:45 • Last updated 11 February 2015, 15:58