he Queensland government in Australia confirmed that it pulled regional bus operators out of its Smart Ticketing project–at least in part– because of delays in the fare-system rollout by Cubic Transportation Systems, according to the text of a document seen by Mobility Payments.
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads had told Mobility Payments earlier this month that it had “reallocated funding” for regional bus operators to “choose their own ticketing solution”– a move that appears to reduce the size of Cubic’s contract with the government. But the agency didn’t specify at the time exactly why it was making the move.