public transport

Folks living in NSW may be gradually returning to regular life and giving the public transport card a workout, but it could be a part of their phones in the next year.

It's been a long time coming, but the NSW-based Opal card now works not just across trains, ferries, and light rail, but also bus services, too.

Public transport in New South Wales has support for tap on payment using various mobile payment services on phones and wearables, but the bus system has now. Fortunately, that's changing.

The next time you take a train or ferry in Sydney, you might be able to tap on using your phone, debit, or credit card, and can leave the Opal at home.

Is the future of public transportation driverless? It might be, and a city that isn't Sydney is trialling the tech now in something other than a train.

If you have a Samsung phone, you may be able to tap on to NSW trains and ferries without unlocking your phone. Handy.

Sydneysiders are one step closer to being able to leave their wallets at home, as Fitbit connects wearables to ticket terminals.

Left your Opal card at home? Tapping on and off on Sydney's train network has been made a little easier.

No one likes to be late, but when your bus arrives completely packed, chances are it's going to happen. Google may well be on its way to warning you, though, and it will do it through Maps.