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Articles discussing taxi security, cab CCTV, and taxi crime prevention.

V5 Taxi Interactive Tablet

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When it comes to entertainment, advertising, interactive content and payment solutions, modern day taxicabs are making great strides in offering these same facilities that customers commonly find elsewhere. Taxi tablets such as the PCI-Compliant Revosys V5 Taxi Interactive Tablet provide a cost-effective, intelligent tool to meet the passengers’ infotainment and payment expectations. The taxi tablet carries Digital Signage and Digital Media advertisement software solutions for its valued customers on both the corporate and the passenger end. The media advertisement solutions helps drivers make up for their lost profits in lieu of rising fuel prices and reap the hearty benefits of their labor without making any extra effort.

The Revosys V5 Taxi Interactive PCI-Compliant system comes with location-based advertising capability which helps the passenger find the latest local offers – nothing short of exclusive deals, and promotions. To add to this, the Interactive tablet comes with VOIP (Voice-Over-IP) capability that can be used to book your reservation at the restaurant of your choice.

The V5 Taxi Interactive PCI-Compliant Tablet comes fitted with a vivid 10.1” LCD that has a modern design, secure capacitive touchscreen, and offers an impressive contrast ratio of 1500:1 – the highest in the industry for this size. The hardware has more to offer with an Intel dual-core processor that helps the tablet with its seamless operation, auto turn-on and shut down with the taxi, and dual display options on top of direct video streaming from two Taxi CCTV cameras. All of this is powered by a sturdy SAE J1113 – 11 compliant automotive power supply. This power supply helps the interactive tablet survive voltages as low as 5 volts and as high as 38 volts, which occur during vehicle engine cranking.

The V5 Taxi CCTV system helps deter crime and fare evasion with the help of two security cameras that can be accessed remotely by law enforcement agencies and the latest hours of video feed can be downloaded onto their servers.

The Taxi Payment System offered by the V5 Taxi Interactive Tablet caters to nearly all payment types including credit and debit cards, NFC (Near Field Communications) cards and cellphones carrying Contactless Payment capability. This all-in-one in-taxi tablet does not require external PIN-pads or additional payment terminals, as all transactions are done via the 10.1” interface. The debit card PIN can be entered directly via the touchscreen, as well as optional signature capture using the tethered electronic stylus pen, while offering the passenger the option to tip the driver for their service.

Call Revosys today to learn more about the world-class tablet that offers an integrated payment and advertisement system to take your services to the next level.

PCI-Compliant Tablet Taxi Payment System

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Taxi Payment Systems such as the V5 PCI-Compliant Taxi Tablet benefit the driver and the passengers by guaranteeing an alternative form of payment other than cash for convenience during long trips. Taxi Payment Systems, such as the one incorporated into the Revosys V5 Interactive Tablet are designed to cater to the needs of numerous businesses, individuals and fleets. The system helps companies and individuals keep account of their earnings while providing an easy-to-use system to passengers.

Taxi Payments Systems are now becoming a common feature in the majority of taxicabs throughout Australia, UK, USA and Singapore. So much so that according to a recent estimate, about 97% of the taxicabs operating in Australia carry some form of Taxi Payment System and accept credit cards. The conveniences of this system include the luxury of saying goodbye to petty cash handling and helping to reduce burglaries and frauds to taxi drivers. Such systems are speedier than cash transactions, they help the passenger save time during payments, and the help the driver during cash handling & accounting.

Standing out from all the other Taxi Payment systems, the Revosys V5 PCI-Compliant Taxi Interactive Tablet incorporates a minimalistic design and offers more than just a payment facility with its entertainment, taxicab security and fleet management features. Recording all visual data and sending the data to the local Police authority’s networks via 3G/4G LTE, this system ensures the financial and physical safety of both the passenger and the driver. Since the US consumers hold more than $609.8 million in credit cards according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and as we move towards a cashless society, taxicab drivers need to ensure they tap into this these technologies.

The V5 Taxi Interactive Payment Tablet offers a paperless payment solution that allows passengers to retain a copy of their receipt by sending it to their e-mailbox or cellphone via an SMS. The system can process conventional magnetic stripe cards from JCB, VISA, MasterCard and American Express as well as NFC (Near Field Communications) enabled mobile phones. The PIN entry and Signature Capture is made convenient with the help of PCI PTS touchscreen technology.

Customers acknowledge Taxi Payment Systems as a standard of first-rate customer service and it helps enhance their overall travel experience. The paid advertisement solutions available with the Revosys V5 Taxi Interactive Tablet help the driver earn more bucks by the mile. Fleet systems are realizing that such a technology and its sophisticated counterparts can help with the management of an otherwise loose, cumbersome, traditional system.

Contact Revosys Inc. today to learn how the V5 can benefit your business’s bottom line. Our software, hardware, payment and security packages are the unsurpassed in the industry.

PCI-Compliant Tablet V5: Taxi Infotainment

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Taxi Infotainment systems are an innovative and entertaining solution to the boredom that taxi passengers are commonly faced with on a long and mundane journey. A catchy array of entertaining information and relevant advertisements help the passengers to break away from their tedious routines and indulge themselves into the world of relevant news content, factoids and local deals.

Taxi Infotainment systems such as the PCI-Compliant Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi terminal incorporates the latest in taxi tablet technology and offers a state-of-the art mobile solution displaying high impact advertisement (that is geographically targeted to be highly effective and relevant to the passenger), entertaining content and other interactive services such as Taxi Payment Processing services, local area information, live GPS navigation and much more.

Revosys’s Taxi Infotainment facilities help you find restaurants and other businesses in your local area to get you in touch with exciting bargains and discounts that are currently available. It also helps you look up travel information about your desired location, including logistics and weather conditions. No longer do you need to rush to the theater to purchase tickets; just select your tickets from the V5 Taxi Tablet and have them printed right with your receipt. With such a wide range of infotainment services before your eyes, your journey will be over before you know it, all the while having gained more knowledge about your surroundings during an otherwise unproductive moment.

The V5 PCI-Compliant Taxi Interactive Tablet employs the latest technology which runs world’s top software currently available for the Taxi Infotainment market. Incorporating a Dual Core noiseless processor, it offers communication systems such as the 3G/4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi. The 3G/4G LTE wireless system enables remote access to the taxicab’s security recordings by Police authorities as well as the updating of media content and downloading of usage statistics. This taxi cab security feature helps to increase the safety of drivers and passengers, as well as providing visual proof in case of an auto collision. The Wi-Fi feature offers the function of providing wireless internet services to the passenger. The Bluetooth lets the passenger pair their device with the V5 Interactive Terminal and download exciting local deals/coupons, while the built in GPS helps make geo-targeted (location based) relevant advertisements possible. The taxi CCTV recordings offer the exact geographical locations to produce a highly detailed, relevant and useful journey log in case one is required.

The best part of the V5 Taxi Infotainment system is that its open-platform operating system can have further add-ons installed on it to add to the current array of applications. The Revosys V5 Interactive Terminal currently comes with three Taxi Digital Signage Infotainment software options: Touch Taxi Media, Acquire Digital and Dialie. These software packages each have their unique strengths and advantages over any other solution in the market. We look forward to showing you how the PCI-Compliant V5 Taxi Infotainment Tablet can benefit your business.

Taxi Cab Security

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With a rise in crime all over the nation, taxicab owner and fleet managers are taking an initiative in adopting taxi security systems to help them cope with the growing threats.

An industry game-changer, the Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet is a reliable, robust and powerful device that can record video from as many as two high resolution Taxi CCTV cameras, and their footage can be downloaded remotely as well as streamed in real-time by local crime-enforcement authorities.

Taxicab drivers often feel threatened as a virtue of their job description, especially if they have to operate in and travel to areas with a known history of violence and crimes. The number of reported cases of theft in taxicabs is also rising, which is another major concern for taxicab drivers. Last but not least, drunken passengers are an automatic risk, and taxicabs often have to transport these passengers after a rough night.

Advantages of Taxi Security cameras:

  • They protect drivers and passengers – Taxi drivers are in a vulnerable position due to the trust they put in their passengers, the hours they work around and the places they have to travel to. Taxi security cameras can help put the unruly passengers back in line.
  • They prevent violence – Taxicab drivers cannot, for certain, know anything more about the passengers they’re going to be taking along apart from their required destination. They also have to deal with drunken passengers on a regular basis. Hence, assault cases on taxicab drivers are on the rise. In-cab Taxi Security cameras will make a passenger with criminal intentions think twice before trying anything illegal.
  • They prevent robberies – Knowing that the passenger’s actions are being monitored will prevent a potential robber from accomplishing their goals.
  • They help train and monitor cab drivers – Taxi drivers can conduct themselves in a poor manner, just as passengers. Taxi CCTV cab security systems assure the passengers that their driver is being monitored and must have been put through stringent training requirements, and can be relied upon to act professional.
  • They provide visual evidence in cases of violence, theft, terrorism and fare evasion. Merely publicizing the fact that the taxicab is fitted with Taxi CCTV systems helps deter the aforementioned crimes.

Before installing a taxi security system, make sure the system can handle rough conditions, low and dark environments, and can provide a practical benefit. The best way to this is rely upon an automatic and integrated system such as the Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet, which can transmit Taxi CCTV footage over secure 3G/4G LTE networks to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. This system offers peace of mind for the drivers, their passengers, law enforcement agencies and fleet managers.

Taxi CCTV Security Systems

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Taxi CCTV cab security came to light globally after the recent announcement by the Oxford City Council that it will make it mandatory for all taxicabs to carry such device by the end of March 2015. Hence, starting April 2012, the global demand for and usage of Taxi CCTV cameras will raise many-fold. Such taxi CCTV systems will normally turn-on upon ignition, and stay on for a period of time after the car is turned off. The CCTV footage must be kept confidential & inaccessible, unless required by law enforcement agencies. Some high-end devices such as the Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet will allow secure remote access and instantaneous live feed of the Taxi CCTV’s footage to law enforcement agencies.

The main purpose behind Taxi CCTV cameras is for protection of the driver and passengers, preventing violence and providing evidence in cases of fare evasion and severe misconduct. In the wake of growing assaults on taxi drivers, a device that can give law enforcement immediate access to live footage of the cab is a must-have. There have been many cases in the past years where taxicabs were stolen, drivers beaten to unconsciousness, cabs vandalized and even complaints filed against the cab drivers themselves. Taxi CCTV cab security will ensure the safety and comfort of all those that are being watched.

Despite some resistance from civil rights groups, the advantages of a CCTV camera far outweigh the criticisms of privacy invasion. There is no potential for abuse since a taxicab is not private property per se, it is the back of a public transport vehicle with a driver in the front seat, who can already hear and see all actions that go on in the back seat.

Apart from the apparent security benefits, Taxi CCTV’s also help:

  • Lower insurance rates by limiting fraudulent accident disputes
  • Safeguard the drivers and their assets against unruly passengers
  • Log vehicle information and act as a black box in relevant cases
  • Manage drivers if they work as a part of a fleet. Some companies even use these as a feedback system during their driver training programs.

The Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet is an easy to operate, cost effective and readily transferable system. The system is easy to install and detach and is essentially about the size of a small tablet.

Please visit the Revosys website to understand more about this growing technology and discuss your security requirements with us. We have a wide range of packages to cater to most of your taxicab security, payment, entertainment and advertisement needs.

Taxi Card Processing

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Taxi Card Processing is a highly demanded feature that taxicab passengers expect to see in today’s taxi fleets. Taxicab fares are steadily increasing and passengers are not always carrying sufficient cash to pay the taxi fare, especially after a shopping spree, or a night out on the town. The world is moving towards what we call “plastic money”, and it makes sense for taxicabs to follow suit with their Taxi Card Processing systems.

For taxi drivers, collecting payments on the road is not an easy task. Cashless passengers and complex tracking systems can make the whole business a displeasure for the passenger and ultimately for the driver, leading to customer dissatisfaction with the taxi cab company and a lesser tip for the driver (if any at all). Taxicab drivers and fleet owners find that a Taxi Card Processing system makes their business run more efficiently. It is a system that effectively pays for itself by providing all sorts of monitory benefits to the taxi fleet owner and cab driver. Some of the added benefits include increased tips for the taxicab driver, customer retention, increased revenue through advertisements and lower accounting and reconciliation costs.

Revosys’ V5 Interactive Terminal is a highly equipped, state-of-the-art, robust, ‘chip and pin’, contactless, and magnetic stripe Taxi Card Processing system. Its 3G/4G LTE wireless system ensures quick transfer of funds and tips to the cab driver’s bank account. In addition to Taxi Payment Processing, the V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet offers a host of payment services, including Fleet Cards, Loyalty Cards, and Debit Card processing. The taxi tablet is fully compliant with PCI as well as EMV and can process all major cards such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Europay. Its financial tools make accounting and reconciliation an easy, seamless task. Drivers have the option of automating the reconciliation activity between their general ledger and the merchant account and reduce administrative costs and time. Unlike taxi payment systems in the market, the V5 taxi tablet one is easy to install, user-friendly, offers End-to-End Secure Transactions, offers engaging advertising content, taxi CCTV security features and economically priced. The button-less entry eliminates the need for bulky PIN pads and decreases fare evasion by providing security features.

The Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet is setting the industry standard in taxicab infotainment, Taxi Card Processing and security solutions. Visit our website and request a quote today. Tell us more about your project requirements, and we will show you how the V5 Taxi Interactive Card Processing system can benefit your business.

Taxi Security and Taxicab Crime Prevention

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In recent years, statistics show a growing trend in the number of taxicab crimes throughout the world. Taxicab drivers carry a lot of spare cash and often drive to remote locations in the dead of the night. This makes them an easy and prized target for taxicab burglars and other petty criminals. In some extreme cases, the taxicab driver has been reported to have been kidnapped and forced to take part in criminal activities. The nature of the taxicab drivers’ environment can often make them an easy target.

Local authorities are acutely aware of the hazards that taxi drivers face every day, but measures taken to eradicate these issues via the criminal justice system have been largely overshadowed by bulky legislations. What this problem really needs is a grass-root solution. Such legislations may have seen a fall in the number of taxicab crimes, but the problem has not diminished altogether.

As a result most taxicab owners are turning to a new taxicab security system, one that allows them to secure their money, communicate in real time with the law enforcement agencies and even document the passenger’s ride to be used as a security measure or simply as evidence in the event that something goes wrong. These systems carry a taxi CCTV and have a documented history of reducing fare evasion and other illegal activities.

The V5 Taxi Tablet with Taxi CCTV from Revosys is a very popular example of taxicab based security and payment processing systems. Revosys V5 In-Taxi Tablet carries a state-of-the-art surveillance system that is fully automated and customizable to suit the owner’s needs. The taxi CCTV recordings can be accessed remotely using any cellular network such as 3G or LTE and can be reviewed at a remote location, allowing an unparalleled peace of mind. The relevant law enforcement agencies can access the recordings when they want or in the event of an emergency.

The Revosys V5 Taxi Tablet with Taxi Cab Security also allows for a convenient, cashless payment processing system that takes the vulnerable cash out of the driver’s pocket and straight into his bank account by a contact-less payment processing system. Revosys V5 Taxi Interactive Tablet uses end-to-end secure transactions and accepts all EMV (Europay, Mastercard, VISA) and PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliant cards. The touchscreen is PCI PTS approved and the V5 Taxi Tablet can even process Contactless Payments via Cell Phones or NFC (Near Field Communication) cards, on top of the standard smart cards such as M/Chip-MasterCArd, JCB, American Express and VISA.The V5 Taxi Tablet Cab Security system processes the normal fare, and it allows the passenger to tip the driver handsomely.

Please feel free to get in touch with Revosys today to discuss your Taxi CCTV and other security needs.

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Taxi Tablet for Card Processing, Advertising and Cab Security

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The Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet is a multi-purpose, state-of-the-art taxi cab “hub”. This single tool helps guarantee passenger safety, loyalty and satisfaction by providing a dynamic range of entertaining and interactive multimedia content, advertisement, taxi security and full taxi card payment processing.The V5 Taxi Tablet hardware comprises of a powerful, fanless dual core processor coupled with a bright, crisp, high resolution 10.1 inch LCD Screen. All of these features are compacted inside a slick tablet and fitted to the taxicab seats through a secure mounting mechanism.

In addition to displaying engaging advertisements in the cab, the Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet functions as a GPS navigation system with taxi fleet tracking and fleet management. The taxi tablet is also equipped with 2 high resolution taxicab CCTV cameras to provide security for drivers and passengers, as well as to prevent fare evasion. This is an especially valuable feature in every country where taxi cab crimes are a real threat. The taxicab CCTV videos can be broadcasted to a secure server over the 3G or LTE network and shared with the local law enforcement personnel. All digital recordings are secure and use embedded watermarks as required in many countries as proof of authenticity.

Taxi CCTV cameras help taxicab companies fulfill their responsibility of providing a safe journey to their passengers. The Taxicab CCTV footage acts as vital evidence for the law enforcement agencies in cases as serious as armed robberies or as simple, but widespread as Taxicab fare evasion. This is an ideal way to prevent and legally pursue cases of battery, asset destruction and even terrorism.

Another valuable feature of theTaxi Interactive Tablet from Revosys is its embedded payment processing system.The Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Tablet is a fully integrated, EMV (Europay, Mastercard and VISA) and PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliant payment processing system. A recent industry survey concluded that by providing a convenient and quick means to conduct a transaction for taxi passengers,there was a rise in the amount of tips that the taxicab owner received. The Interactive Taxi Tablet can accept Triple DES Secured, Magnetized Stripe Cards and other Smart Cards such as the American Express, VISA, JCB and M/Chip integrated MasterCard. It also offers contactless payment mode for contactless cards and NFC enabled phones.

Powering the state-of-the-at Taxi Tablet is a completely silent Intel dual core processor and a powerful SGX PowerVR Graphics Processing Unit. All the components used to build this tablet, including its internal power supply, are high grade and specifically designed for the harsh vehicle environment. The power supply can handle voltage fluctuations in the range of 5 to 38 volts.The boot up and shutdown of the tablet is linked to the taxicab’s ignition system, which safely boots up or shuts-down the system without any driver intervention, as well as preventing the driver from disconnecting the system.

 

Taxi Tablets for Taxicab Interactive Advertising

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Industry officials are excited about the possibilities of taxi interactive digital signage. However, one of the main issues that have always plagued this growing market is an inability to dynamically update the taxi media. There are currently two (2) options on the market: one is to use a taxi headrest that could be updated using a USB drive, which has proven to be a logistical challenge as well as a cost-wasteful, time-consuming method of updating taxi media, or the new method of updating using the wireless 3G network. Optionally, the 3rd method is using taxi WiFi to update advertising and content media when all the cabs are at the taxi stand.

Taxi Headrests:

Typical taxi headrest screens come in two small sizes: a 7″ taxi headrest or an 8″ taxi headrest. Both headrest types typically use a thin touchscreen and the unit may have an integrated speaker. These taxi screens are typically built into within headrests, none of which are approved by car manufacturers or safety regulation agencies like TUV.

These taxi headrests commonly require an SD card, thumbdrive or other removable storage media which contains the updated advertisements. In some of these taxi headrests, an external 3G modem could be used, but it must be connected somewhere underneath the seat.

Such taxi headrests are typically designed without the use of rugged power supplies, rugged electronics or rugged hard drives, and are not safety-approved in various countries.

GPS Location Based Advertising:

Newer technologies like the V5 Taxi tablet provide GPS location based advertising, putting an intelligent twist on taxi interactive advertising. This taxi advertising system is contained within a familiar tablet, and allows the passenger to observe precisely where they are on the GPS map as well as distance to their destinations.The V5 Taxi Tablet uses GPS technology to highlight the advertisements along the route and display relevant content to the passengers. This is one of the innovative new ways that the driver’s route could be followed, while providing the taxi passenger with more than just an interactive experience. The customer is involved in the journey and becomes excited to know more about the new upcoming advertisements and deals relative to their location.

Download Coupons via SMS or Purchase Local Deals:

Unlike traditional taxi headrests, the V5 taxi tablet provides one of the most engaging and effective features for taxi interactive advertising. This advertising method directly engages your prospective customer, exactly when they are really in search of your service. Suppose you have just climbed into the back of a taxi cab and are on your way from the airport. You may be new to the area, and have some time grab a meal or a drink before you arrive at your hotel. The taxi cab begins to display several local advertisements and deals for an appetizer with a drink. You’ll can download the coupon to your cell phone, or purchase the appetizer and drink deal right from the V5 taxi tablet. Now, your time in the cab has been used effectively to purchase a deal from a local restaurant for a meal and a drink, a deal that you may not have received if you had not been in the taxi cab.

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Taxi Advertising: Taxi Headrest Screens vs. The Revosys V5 Taxi Tablet

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Taxi Cab advertising, in-taxi advertising and taxi digital signage has recently grown into a highly sought-after advertising platform by digital media and digital signage companies alike. Virtually no other advertising method in the world is as effective as in-taxi advertising if using the correct technology for the job. These days it is difficult for most start-up or well-established digital signage or digital media advertising companies to find the right taxi advertising hardware and software solution, a platform that can not only offer video advertisements, taxi cab touchscreen interactivity and directories, but also effective geo-locations based advertising and engaging, relevant content on-screen as well as being securely mounted and built for 24/7 operation in the hostile taxi cab environments.

Taxi Advertising, Digital Media Advertising and Digital Signage software companies often will be faced with the difficult challenge of finding reliable, secure and well-supported taxi advertising systems for deploying into taxi cabs or taxi shuttle fleets. In their research, they will commonly come across Taxi headrest advertising screens, which are usually manufactured in China. The taxi headrest player market in China has had a recent manufacturing boom starting in 2008.

It is common to find 7” Taxi Headrest players or 10.4” Headrest PCs for taxi cabs in the search for the ideal taxi advertising system. However, most digital signage and advertising companies are not aware of the typical pitfalls and common issues of these advertising technology platforms.

Many of the taxi LCD headrest screens that are in the market are typically low-end, very simple systems that do not offer a full range of features that advertisers are looking for. 7” taxi advertising LCD screens typically offer very little viewable “real estate” for advertisers. These headrests are typically at least 2.5 feet (nearly 80 centimeters) from the passengers’ eyes, as the passenger rests comfortably on the backseat of the taxi cab. It requires the passenger to move up much closer to the 7” taxi LCD screen, as well as try to concentrate on the text on the screen, which is usually at a low 800×480 resolution. This is a dangerous and uncomfortable position for most passengers. Any sudden stops by the taxi cab could result in injury to the passenger from their face being so close to the LCD.

Commonly found 7” taxi headrests and taxi headrest players from China simply do not offer enough space to comfortably fit multi-zone advertisements, RSS tickers, or restaurant directories on the small LCD. Due to the explosion of this market, it is common to find low-quality Chinese made taxi headrest players or taxi headrest PCs that use sub-standard parts. Due to their very low costs, manufacturers are forced to use low-quality data storage such as SD cards or Compact Flash. Neither storage technologies are fast enough for running all of the demanding applications needed in an in-taxi advertising system (video advertisements, GPS, taxi payment processing, facial audience measurement, etc.) They are also not designed for in-taxi 24/7 all-day use, such as the true Solid State storage inside of the Revosys In-Taxi Advertising tablet and taxi payment system.

Typical taxi headrest screens offer almost no protection from scratches or impacts to the LCD. Most taxi headrest players, especially from China use very thin (less than 1.5mm) resistive touch screens. Not only is this resistive touchscreen technology prone to mechanical failure, it also significantly reduced the LCD brightness, making taxi advertising content on-screen more difficult to read, and nearly impossible in high ambient light. Some 10.4” taxi headrest PCs now offer thicker touchscreens, but this is often at the cost of lower touch sensitivity. These thicker touchscreens commonly use SAW touchscreens which take more touch force than resistive touchscreens. This is an inconvenience to the passengers, which may get frustrated from having to press down several times on an advertisement to download a coupon or find out more information due to the touchscreen not sensing their touch selection. This can truly be a detrimental mistake for digital signage companies and advertisers, as passengers simply stop using the taxi headrest screens because of the frustration caused by these SAW touchscreens which require more pressure from their fingers.

Most headrest taxi advertising screens in the market are highly vulnerable to theft and vandalism. Despite the common misconception by Taxi Advertising and Digital Signage Media companies that assume the headrest is harder to steal from a taxi cab, the reality is that most taxi headrest LCD screens do not offer means of securing the headrest to the seat. A thief can easily pull the taxi headrest out of the seat, cut any wires or disconnect them, and take the headrest with them. There is virtually no way to stop this threat. To combat this very real threat, Revosys has developed a unique, but simple method for securing their taxi advertising system.

The Revosys V5 In-Taxi Advertising, Cab Security and Taxi Payment system offers an industry-standard locking mechanism using Aircraft Grade cable. The lock is attached to the back of the tablet, without the lock protruding from the back cover and the cable end of this aircraft cable is attached to the bottom of the taxi seat, where the seat bolts into the bottom of the taxi cab. The thief would have to remove the entire taxi seat, to be able to remove the V5 tablet. The thick aircraft cable deters a thief from even attempting to remove the Revosys V5 system, because it would require heavy-industrial cutting tools which would make the thief more visible and very likely to be caught in his criminal act.

Taxi advertising headrests for taxi cabs or taxi shuttle vans with safety partitions such as NYC New York cabs, Boston, Chicago and other taxi cab markets cannot use taxi advertising headrests. Taxi advertising headrests are only meant to replace the factory stock headrests in the taxi. They cannot be mounted inside the partition, nor can the taxi LCD screen be mounted inside a taxi van from the ceiling. The Revosys V5 in-taxi tablet offers many versatile mounting methods, including off-ceiling mounting, in-partition mounts, off-headrest mounts and even mounting the tablet in between both front seats for optimal viewing for passengers.

One of the most common problems plaguing taxi headrest PCs and taxi screen players is their safety hazard to passengers and occupants in the taxi cab. There are currently no aftermarket taxi headrests screens in the world which have been approved for replacing factory-stock headrests. These taxi headrests (especially those from China) have not undergone any safety crash-testing ensuring that the passengers or front seat occupants are safe in the event of an accident or crash. This is not a liability to be taken lightly, and must be carefully considered. Currently, the European Union (EU) requires TUV testing of headrests, if they are placed inside of taxis. These tests are cost-prohibitive for most manufacturers, which try to stay under the radar and avoid such tests, while putting thousands of passengers at risk. None of the taxi headrest PCs are designed to the auto-industry standards, nor are they safety approved. It is common to find taxi cab advertising headrests from China using very primitive and unsafe internal headrest pole mechanisms. Such poorly-thought out designs are what enable these taxi headrests to be sold at very cheap prices, while making the advertising or digital signage company liable for any injuries or damages caused by these un-approved headrests.

Taxi headrest PCs and taxi advertising headrest screens are often found in the market for very low prices. It is common to see low-end parts, unreliable power supplies, low-brightness LCD screens as well as underpowered processors being using inside of these systems. Using storage mediums such as SD cards and Compact Flash cards allow the manufacturers to produce the taxi headrest players for cheap, as these parts are not intended for 24/7 in-taxi long-life use. Taxi headrest PC and LCD screen manufacturers commonly sacrifice on the LCD screen quality, very often using 250nits brightness and low contrast (500:1 ratio) LCD panels. Such LCD panels are low-cost, as well as offer a sub-par viewing experience for taxi cab passengers. Advertisers are not advertising effectively is they are displaying their static or video ads on screens which blend the ads and background together (low contrast), as well as low brightness screens where the LCD image is “washed-out” and virtually non-readable due to sunlight. The V5 In-Taxi advertising tablet counteracts all of these issues by displaying vivid, crisp advertisements to passengers using a high contrast and high-brightness (sunlight readable) LCD display panel.

The reliability of the power supply design and components are crucial in the selection of an in-taxi advertising system. Typically, taxi headrest PCs and taxi advertising headrest screens use low-cost components, as well as a design that is not intended to function in a taxi environment. These low-cost power supplies inside of the taxi headrests can lead to many issues for the digital signage or advertising company that has deployed these headrest screens in a large fleet. Firstly, the taxi’s electrical environment is a harsh place for electronics. Proper protection filters and regulation must be used to deliver smooth operation inside of the taxi cab 24/7. During engine cranking, the driver starts the vehicle, the power levels in the car drop to very low levels, and suddenly spike to very high levels. This takes an enormous toll on electronics that are not designed to take this punishment. The Revosys V5 In-Taxi advertising tablet offers an industry leading 5 Volt to 38 Volt power input range, even suitable for buses using 24 volt systems. This robust power supply is specifically designed to provide smooth, noise-free power to the taxi advertising system, which ensures long-life operation in taxi cabs as well as a clean, crisp image on the LCD display, free of any electrical noise or “crosstalk”.

Digital signage and taxi digital advertising companies seek an interactive taxi advertising platform that provides a smooth and seamless display of all content on the screen. Most taxi headrest PC and headrest LCD screens are powered by a low-end CPU such as an ARM or Intel 1.6GHz CPU first generation ATOM CPU. Neither of these solutions can offer smooth transitions within directories and on-screen menus, especially while playing Rich Media advertisements and high definition video ads. These CPUs are typically maxed-out as far as their performance capability well before any additional services are activated such as facial audience measurements, payment processing or taxi rooftop digital display or geo-location based advertising.  The Revosys V5 In-Taxi Advertising and Taxi Card Payment Processing system provides an industry-leading Dual Core 1.86GHz Intel CPU with high-end, next generation graphics engine. Advertising inside the taxi cab, as well as taxi rooftop advertising and even mobile data terminal/taxi dispatch is all controlled from a single V5 in-taxi tablet.

If deciding between typical taxi headrest PCs and a state-of-the-art Revosys V5 Interactive Taxi Advertising, Cab Security, and Taxi Payment system, the decision is clear. The V5 tablet offers secure, yet versatile mounting, a design that does not interfere with stock-factory crash-tested headrests, a robust power supply designed for harsh electrical environments, true Solid State Storage for long-life data retention and aversion to shock/bumps in the road, as well as a powerful industry-leading Dual Core processor which provides Digital Signage and Taxi Advertising Digital Media companies with the ability to drive applications such as facial audience measurement statistics that can provide the most beneficial advertising capabilities in the taxi advertising world.