The Dominican Republic has introduced a cutting-edge Georeferenced Control and Monitoring Center for its National Student Transportation System (TRAE), marking a significant leap in public school transportation safety and efficiency. This state-of-the-art platform will oversee 1,871 buses in real time, ensuring the safe transit of nearly 1.9 million students across the country. The initiative is expected to slash school transportation operating costs by 25%, while also enhancing transparency and reliability. Education Minister Luis Miguel De Camps emphasized President Luis Abinader’s dedication to modernizing the education sector, stating, ‘Behind every monitored route there is a calm mother, a confident father, a waiting teacher, and a State that supports and watches over its children.’ The system leverages preventive artificial intelligence to identify potential issues such as driver fatigue, unauthorized stops, or irregularities during trips. Each bus is being transformed into a ‘smart bus,’ equipped with GPS-enabled cameras, cybersecurity systems, and internet connectivity. Parents can now track buses in real time, receive boarding alerts, and view estimated arrival times, while drivers and managers gain access to tools for optimizing routes, monitoring vehicle status, and analyzing real-time operational data.
New TRAE Control Center enhances safety for nearly 1.9 million students
