00:00All aboard the Way of the Future, this one of four demonstration buses featuring updated
00:10ticketing technology.
00:11MyWay Plus is a simpler way to plan and pay for public transport in Canberra.
00:18Under MyWay Plus you'll be able to tap on and off using a debit or credit card or a
00:23device such as a phone or smart watch.
00:26Physical cards and paper tickets will still be available, but existing MyWay cards won't
00:32work and commuters will have to register them to transfer their balance.
00:37Regular public transport users have welcomed the extra convenience.
00:41I literally just caught the bus and, you know, got, well not got done, but I didn't have
00:47a topped up card and that was problematic.
00:50I used my debit card up in Singapore not that long ago and, well, it's a great idea.
00:57In New South Wales, commuters have been tapping on and off with their debit cards for several
01:03years already, but the ACT will still beat Victoria in rolling out the new technology
01:09across its full transport network.
01:12Travellers will also get a sweetener during the transition, with all public transport
01:17to be free for about two months.
01:20Which just happens to line up with the date that the 3G network cuts out and the old ticketing
01:26system would not be able to function anyway.
01:29No, there was always going to have to be a transition from the old system, MyWay, to
01:34the new MyWay Plus system.
01:37A move years in the making, arriving just in time for the ACT election.
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