[calpaterson]

>> Imagine if every bus, boat, and train in London was kitted out with sensors and counters, with the data made available to third-party service providers — this could help cities manage transport infrastructure far more effectively.

> And my reaction is, "Imagine if we had more buses and investment in public infrastructure to begin with."

Well in London all the bus and train data is made available to third-party service providers. That is how citymapper exists

[squeaky-clean]

I think they meant it more along the lines of "I'd rather have my bus be on time than have my smartphone tell me exactly how late it will be."

[DINKDINK]

Good luck with on-time buses in London traffic.

[corobo]

Having said that they're frequent enough if you're an out-of-towner they feel like they're running perfectly on time.

If a bus is late where I'm from it just vanishes - you can be watching Arriva's live map and its route blip will just disappear, enjoy waiting for the next one (minimum half hour wait, repeat if that one's running late too)