Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Easing Traffic in Manila with RFID

Thursday, December 6, 2007

The agency managing vehicle traffic in Metro Manila will start on Sunday putting RFID tags on some 2,500 buses plying the Philippine capital’s main highway to ease traffic congestion, reports Manila, Philippines newswire AHN.

The RFID tags will facilitate the electronic monitoring of bus queues in designated terminals along the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) by the Metro Manila Development Authority starting Dec. 15, according to reports. [end] 

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