Made in Columbus, Ohio

Low-cost real-time bus departure boards, on e-ink.

E-ink departure boards that pole-mount in minutes. Solar-powered and cellular-connected, with no trenching, no electrician, and no stop-side infrastructure needed. Priced for mid-sized transit systems, so you can put real-time arrivals at the stops most agencies have to skip.

BUS STOP 2 · 18 High & 15th — SB 7:43 AM 2 East Main St 2 min 1 Reynoldsburg 11 min 2 East Main St 29 min 1 Reynoldsburg scheduled Stop 2041 · refreshed 8s ago ● live ○ scheduled PINGTRANSIT LIVE MAP · APPROACHING BUSES 0.6 mi 2 you 1 bus tracking refreshed 8s ago
~1/10
the installed cost of a comparable LED departure sign
13
display size, with departures and a live georeferenced map
IP65
weather-rated enclosure, sealed all-weather
LTE
cellular connection by default, no stop-side Wi-Fi or wiring required
Capabilities

Driving rider confidence in your network.

More accurate information at the stop means more rider confidence in the network.

Live departures with a georeferenced map

The live map renders every approaching bus in real time, with the route lines and the rider's stop marked. Riders can see where the bus actually is for added confidence.

Hyperaccurate GTFS-RT and wayfinding data

We use your existing GTFS-RT feed, combined with live drive-time and traffic data, to give riders extreme arrival accuracy right at the stop.

Operations console for transit staff

Full control of the entire fleet via our web application. View each sign's health, its configuration, and public feedback on one web-based map. Push service alerts to a single board, a route, or the entire network from your dashboard with ease.

Solar-powered, pole-mounted

No trenching, no conduit, no electrician. The board straps to the existing stop pole and runs entirely off a solar panel and battery storage combination.

Deployment

From procurement to deployment, in three steps.

No lengthy implementation, no fiber line, no electrical permit. We can get departure boards installed within two weeks of signature.

Data integration

Boards ingest your existing GTFS-Realtime feed directly. Departures and per-stop map tiles are rendered server-side; no integration work on the agency side.

Pole installation

We strap the boards to existing stop poles. Each board connects via cellular on power-up, fetches its configuration, and displays the appropriate data with quick refreshes every 60 seconds.

Central management

We give you a dashboard to manage your fleet of signs centrally. Check the health of the network, push out service updates to any departure board, and view rider feedback for each deployment.

Service area

Designed for transit agencies and campus networks.

01  ·  Mid-size cities

Municipal transit agencies

Agencies running GTFS-Realtime that can't afford LED coverage on every stop. Close the gap at a price per stop the capital budget will carry.

02  ·  Higher education

University bus networks

Large campus networks with hundreds of stops and real-time data already published. Put that feed to work for riders at every stop.

03  ·  Health & employers

Hospital & office shuttles

Inter-building circulators, employee shuttles, and patient pickups. Real-time arrivals right at the door, no app required.

Why we built it

Rider confidence comes from knowing when the bus is coming.

When riders don't know if the bus is coming, they lose confidence and opt for other forms of transportation. Real-time information at the stop is one of the highest-leverage tools a transit agency has for building and keeping ridership.

That information also has to be accessible. A smartphone app excludes older riders, visitors, and anyone without a data plan. A sign on the pole works for everyone, every time.

Up to 4×
Without real-time info, riders perceive their wait as 1.2–4.4× longer than it actually is. A sign on the pole closes most of that gap.
No app
Older riders, visitors, and riders without smartphones get the same real-time information as everyone else. Nothing to download, nothing to log into.
More
coverage
LED economics force agencies to pick a few flagship shelters. PingTransit lets you cover the full network at a price that fits the budget.

Bring real-time departures to every stop in your network.

Let's talk about what a PingTransit deployment could look like for your organization. We'll get you a tailored quote, branding samples, and a proposed timeline for deployment.

A Columbus, Ohio company. Hardware and software built in-house.