New York-area transit agencies may soon begin testing some new technologies to improve accessibility, raise additional revenue and reduce traffic congestion, following an announcement Thursday that named the participants of a regional startup accelerator program.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Transit Tech Lab, a consortium of transit agencies that attempt to solve problems in transportation, named nine technology startups that will receive support as they develop software and sensor-based devices during a “rigorous” eight-week program.
“At the MTA, we believe that start-ups are key to unlocking innovative ideas to address our most pressing transportation challenges,” Mark Dowd, MTA’s chief innovation officer, said in a press release.
The participating agencies, which also include the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York City Department of Transportation, NJ Transit and Amtrak, will help the companies develop proofs-of-concept in the eight-week program, some of which will be approved for testing in subsequent pilot programs.
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