San Francisco bus getting WiFi, deathmatch to follow

Filed under: Transportation, Networking

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/tech_news/San_Francisco_Bus_Getting_WiFi’; Finally things are starting to get a little more futuristic around here. Beginning next Monday, bus riders in San Francisco will get a chance to hop at least one ride that will take them to the Columbus stop, Van Ness stop… and the World of Tomorrow. Thanks to the combined effort of SF’s Muni and Cisco, the “Connected Bus” will be hauling around free WiFi and touchscreen maps on its walls (which will also carry updated connecting transit information). Sure, it’s no citywide wireless coverage, but combined with the BART train WiFi rollout, it’s certainly a start. Cisco tested the bus with 15 riders checking email and downloading music and movies on laptops, and say that the signal was “strong and uninterrupted,” though they admit they haven’t tested the system during a 15-player fragfest. Anyone up for a ride?

[Thanks, Paul in SF]

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