MTA mulling using drones to track NYC buses, sparking outrage from union: 'Suspicious'

"DOB wishes to address the challenges of maintaining accurate and up-to-date vehicle location tracking for both its buses parked within depot buildings and outside in uncovered parking lots."

Michael Carrube, president of the Subway-Surface Supervisors Association, stated: "A drone sees a bus running down a line and what is the drone doing? It does nothing. That supervisor out in the field is what moves the system... not a drone."

Philip Valenti criticized the MTA's plan, calling it "suspicious" and noting, "To me they're suspicious because they get into these multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts with these vendors and they don't work out."

Valenti mentioned the existing Yard Tracker program, saying: "Every time they embark on a new piece of technology, it never works out."

Read at New York Post