The accessible and additive bus solution

Did You Know?

While public buses and all other forms of transportation can help shrink a city and make it more accessible and traversable for its residents, some people can still struggle with accessing and using a public bus system. Due to unreliable signage and announcements, people who are deaf or hard of hearing can struggle navigating the public bus system.

Final Product

The Problem

First Steps

Seat Screen

On many public bus systems, visual aids are often either broken or not viewable from all parts of the bus. How do we rectify this so people can easily access and use public buses regularly? My team of three other classmates and I were tasked with solving this problem.

Our first steps were conducting user-based research to ascertain the best solution to making the public bus system more accessible.

Haptic Sensor

After getting feedback from potential users and discussing the validity of our initial designs, we settled on an App Notification System. As a team, we felt that this solution could help the most people and also be easily integrated into any public bus system in the U.S.

Hearing Aid Charging Port

Stadium Screen

Phone Notification System

Prototype

OnQuest is a user interface designed for ease of use for all consumers. It allows potential users to schedule stops easily, check on schedules and live map updates, as well as a messaging and emergency stop system that allows you to directly communicate with drivers

Stop Selector

Seat Screens

Text System

The In-bus communication screens allow people to interact with the OnQuest system who may not have a phone, providing updates and visual updates for all passengers. The driver screen also allows the driver to communicate with passengers as well as provide live updates.