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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by oarsinsync on Monday October 03, 2016 @08:28AM (#12626887)
Except that quickly becomes inaccurate if the bus driver decides to re-open the doors for an incoming passenger, or due to traffic conditions, opens the bus doors further from the stop than the beacon reaches. Or skips a stop due to road conditions.
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by relate on Monday October 03, 2016 @08:32AM (#12626916)
1. Set a minimum time until next stop can be announced 2. Add a button to skip a stop
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by oarsinsync on Monday October 03, 2016 @08:52AM (#12627061)
And then when the driver accidentally hits the button and needs to go back?

Notice how we're now adding more complexity now anyway though...

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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by ncallaway on Monday October 03, 2016 @08:15PM (#12632435)
> Set a minimum time until next stop can be announced

This feels like a dangerous hack that will come back to bite you in any number of unexpected scenarios that probably occur frequently during an average bus driver's day.

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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by vidarh on Monday October 03, 2016 @01:19PM (#12629367)
Consider a bus stuck in traffic. It is not unusual, at least in London, for a driver to open/close the door multiple times between stops when traffic moves slowly enough, often with longer intervals in between than there usually would be between stops.
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by Frenchgeek on Monday October 03, 2016 @09:51AM (#12627405)
RFID like chips on bus stops too, maybe?
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by Natanael_L on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:03PM (#12632837)
While active RFID is possible, other radio tech designed to work as beacons is more likely
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by mkagenius on Monday October 03, 2016 @08:38AM (#12626960)
Bluetooth beacon (estimote?) at stops would help.
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