SA’s public transport system is lagging behind in offering digital services to commuters, and could encourage more users if it focused on the "social" aspects of improved technology, Autopax acting CEO Bongani Kupe said on Thursday. Kupe was addressing a Transport Special Interest Group forum in Pretoria. In September, Vodacom entered into a R1bn, 15-year strategic partnership with the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) to monetise Prasa’s existing telecommunication assets. This followed a decision by the Treasury to appoint Vodacom as the mobile operator across government. Under that deal Vodacom will link Prasa’s existing 900km fibre network which it is leasing, with its own network. This is expected to allow other government departments and entities access to the rail operator’s information technology infrastructure. Autopax, which runs Translux and City to City, is fully owned by Prasa.
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