The internet is changing how we drive. Many ambulances and remote clinics are now equipped with traveling WiFi, for instance, empowering EMTs to research on the fly while also improving communication with hospitals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is testing a sort of “roadway internet” that would install WiFi communication sensors in cars and potential road hazards. Once all parts of the road can communicate with each other, it is predicted that the rate of accidents will plummet. However, there is still plenty of room for innovation over the next decade or so. One area where we predict plenty of growth: motorcoach and mass transit operator safety.
It may seem strange to their parents and grandparents, but many of today’s young people would prefer a longer bus ride with free WiFi access to a shorter drive in their own vehicle. Recently, a study found that 80 percent of Generation Y respondents would prefer a 50-minute bus ride with WiFi to a 25-minute car drive. Baby Boomer respondents flipped to the other side – 80 percent of them preferred the car ride. This study shows that a shift is happening among young people, away from the cost of car ownership and toward the car-free lifestyle. Forward-thinking transit companies can win greater ridership by offering mobile train and bus WiFi.
Expansion is the nature of the internet. In the earliest days, access was available only in select military and education institutions. Fast-forward several decades, and web connectivity is available almost anywhere as long as you have a smart phone in your pocket and a nearby cell tower. The next frontier for internet access: the open road and rails. As a provider of mobile web solutions, we’re helping to transform travel time into web surfing time. Transit companies use our products to offer their customers constant access to the web.
Travelers love how WiFi internet hotspots allow them to stay productive, entertained and socially connected around the clock. According to a recent In-Stat poll, 64 percent of travelers have chosen a hotel or restaurant according to WiFi availability. “WiFi is like hot water,” travel author Tim Leffel has said. “It should be a given, not an extra.” Many avid travelers now consider hotel WiFi a standard feature. More and more travelers are coming to expect train and bus WiFi availability, as well. Bus WiFi systems like our WiFi In Motion Moovbox empower private charter companies to provide the internet access passengers clamor for. 
As our world becomes increasingly “plugged in,” many people feel frustrated and angry when they can’t access the web. Some savvy transit agencies, such as 
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Until now, several obstacles have stood in the way of traveling WiFi for mass transit. High ongoing costs dissuaded many WiFi experts from marketing to public transportation groups. Those who did attempt to equip public buses and light rail cars with WiFi soon found their networks overwhelmed with customer demand. One problem was the fact that yesterday’s train and 
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