Student transportation provider Zum has published its vision for reimagining student transportation for 2025 and beyond in a news release.
The announcement states: "Student transportation, which is an essential component of public education in the United States, has remained unchanged for over 80 years despite the technology existing and fundamentally changing every other industry. Zum believes that it doesn't have to be this way any longer.
"At a time when transparency and agility rule the day in other industries, busing remains opaque. Parents have no visibility into where children are at any given moment or—often—who is driving them. Bullying and other safety incidents can take months to come to light. These and other problems translate into thousands of wasted hours and unnecessary stress for students and parents, millions of wasted dollars for already underfunded districts and many metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from a still primarily fossil-fueled school bus fleet. It doesn't have to be this way."
Zum says six key pillars will be critical in the coming years in order to achieve its vision through 2025 and beyond:
