Toronto transit users will be able to find out when the next TTC bus will arrive at their stop from a new real-time GPS system set to launch early next week.
On Twitter, TTC Chair Karen Swintz said the Next Vehicle Information Project (NVAS) system would be active for customers as of Monday.
"Good news! (The arrival) info for streetcars will now extend to buses," she tweeted.
The NVAS system will allow TTC customers to find out about any delays to busses from either a flat-screened LCD monitor at subway stations or LED screens at bus bays and select shelters.
The TTC included a disclaimer in their statement, saying that while the arrival information is relatively accurate in many cases, it is not guaranteed.
Five subway stations already use the LED and LCD displays to inform customers, including Bathurst, Dundas West, St. Clair, Spadina and Main Street stations.
The TTC said they would also use the new tracking system to analyze its route performance data to better improve future service, according to a statement.
The NVAS system was launched in 2008 for the 510 Spadina and 509 Harbourfront streetcars, running out of Spadina and Union statons.
Smartphone users will also be able to check out bus arrival times on the website Nextbus.com and updates through text message is already available for about 800 streetcar stops.
To view a sample of what the NVAS displays will look like, click here.
