BMO
Senior Member
Problem is that technology is moving so fast that when PRESTO began design in the early 2000's a lot of tech in common use today simply didn't exist.. contactless was essentially a fantasy. Its the entire region the TTC is getting "second generation PRESTO" as it wants some of the more modern features such as credit card payments and NFC compatibility.
Tech in this sector is moving so quickly however by the time it gets installed it will already be out of date. by the time PRESTO is finally finished installation, wireless technologies will have advanced to the point where simply walking through the faregate is a possible way to pay.
I wonder if we could have saved a bunch of money if we just did an open fare system that just took credit cards and temporary cards sold at booths instead of requiring this whole PRESTO load/reload system to be created.