CVLB Sarawak plans to mandate GPS, e-ticketing on stage buses

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The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) Sarawak will mandate GPS and electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) for all stage buses to improve data collection for route planning and service optimization. CVLB will subsidize the technology costs using the RM5 million annual 'Dana Bantuan Sementara Pengusaha Bas Berhenti-Henti' fund. This announcement followed dialogues with taxi and bus operators. CVLB also reinforced the mandatory use of meters for taxis and introduced a new initiative where e-hailing apps will incorporate taxi meter functions.