Sellbyville, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/13/2018 -- The hardware segment in the automated fare collection system market has witnessed high growth opportunities in recent years owing to the provision of essential components such as bus card processors, portable ticket and inspection devices, and bus controller units. Hardware devices, such as contactless smart cards and dual interface smart cards, are gaining popularity due to ease-of-access and the convenience that they provide.

Contactless payment eliminates the need for interaction and lowers the cost of labor employed for manually processing each transaction. Tolling gates and other ticketing systems are introduced by governments in various countries to provide better efficiency and increase the comfort of customers. In addition, these systems ensure that commuters are accurately charged for using the service and the systems help in reducing frauds and thefts.

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Automated Fare Collection System Market is expected to reach USD 9.8 billion by 2023. Increasing government initiatives for controlling and strengthening the public transport facilities in several countries drive the industry growth. Several government administrations are investing highly in these systems, aiding the expansion of the transportation infrastructure. These systems use contactless smart cards for reliable and accurate fare collection in buses. Such factors propel the automated fare collection system market demand.

Growing trend of advanced ticketing architecture is driving the automated fare collection system market growth owing to the benefits such as equipment supervision, stock management, access control, and ticket collection reports. The system enables operators in obtaining daily and monthly data backup, eliminating the manual work and providing customer card history and alarms that signal about faults and issues in the record. The architecture consists of ticket offering machines that facilitate the operators and travelers in reloading, refund, and cancellation operations. They are fully integrated and enable smart card contactless interface by providing traveler convenience in using contactless debit and credit cards for making payments.

Growing demand to check fare evaders at metro stations, railways, and transit avenues has made administrations install automated fare collection system market. Factors that drive the overall AFC system market growth are the inclination to adopt innovative technologies, increased benefits of the systems, and new technologies that are being developed such as commercial vehicle operation, advanced traffic management system, automated transportation pricing system, theme parks, and advanced public transportation system. Moreover, prevention of fraudulent activities, enhanced revenue management and better planning capabilities for transport services are some of the major benefits of implementation of the systems.

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NFC technology based systems have created new avenues for the automated fare collection system market. The integration of NFC across smart card readers, ticketing gates, and POS terminals has increased the efficiency and convenience provided by these systems. This technology reduces cash handling, manual interaction, and the compatibility with various fare collection platforms. The customer satisfaction and travel experience provided by NFC-based equipment are very high as they help in the speedy tracking of the connections nearby and lowering congestion and inconvenience. Such factors are providing an impetus to the automated fare collection system market growth.

Rise in population has led to a growth in the mobility demand in public transport in major cities of the Asia Pacific region. Government and transportation authorities are increasingly spending to improve public transportation in the region. The automated fare collection system market growth is gaining momentum due to its increasing adoption in public transportation, particularly in the metro. Japan is the most developed country in the region in terms of implementing these systems. Furthermore, the usage of the smart cards is being increasingly accepted in retail outlets near the train stations, making the card a pre-paid electronic wallet. Favorable regulatory landscape in the region is anticipated to drive the automated fare collection system growth.

Players operating in the automated fare collection system market include Cubic Systems, NEC Corporation, NXP Semiconductor, Atos, Advantech Co., Thales Group, Samsung, Advance Card Systems, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd., and LG Corporation. The companies are focusing on developing software and innovative systems and mergers & partnerships with governments to gain leadership in the AFC system market.

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