This is the world's coolest bus stop - a new interactive bus stop designed for the city of Florence. Unveiled earlier this month and designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology architects and engineers, working with city and transports experts, the EyeStop is a thing of beauty. I personally wouldn't go that far but then I'm not a technically minded person.
However, the EyeStop is partially covered with touch-sensitive e-INK and screens and features state-of-the-art sensing technologies and a variety of interactive services. Riders can plan a bus trip on an interactive map, surf the web, monitor their real-time exposure to pollutants and use their mobile devices as an interface with the bus shelter. It will tell you exactly where the next bus is and it will glow with different levels of intensity to signal the distance of an approaching bus.
The writer of the article doesn't know Florence too well because he would know there's little or no vandalism there and traffic is not permitted within the boundaries of the old town, but that apart, I really don't think Dundee is ready for such an innovation, do you?
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