The Muni Metro in San Francisco was recently approved for an update that would transition it from a control system using ...

The contract entails that Hitachi Rail will transition the ATCS from its current 5.25-inch floppy disk system to one that uses Wi-Fi and cell signals to track exact train locations. The deal is ...

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In brief: The San Francisco Muni Metro's Automatic Train Control System (ATCS), one of the few remaining major systems still using floppy disks, is dropping the archaic technology as part of a ...

The new system will replace the original 1998 system, which requires three floppy disks to function on DOS. Yes, DOS. The Automatic Train Control System is designed to communicate with Muni Metro ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Hitachi Rail contract inked by SF transport board will kill the throwback San Francisco's Muni Metro could be finally getting ...

In San Francisco, 5.25-inch floppy disks form the basis of the light rail control system. Hundreds of millions of US dollars are now being spent to change this. The operator of the light rail ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On October 15, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) entered into a $212 ...

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board has agreed to spend $212 million to get its Muni Metro light rail off floppy disks. The Muni Metro’s Automatic Train Control ...