New TRAE Control Center enhances safety for nearly 1.9 million students

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic launched a 24/7 Georeferenced Control and Monitoring Center for the National Student Transportation System (TRAE), a new technological platform designed to enhance the safety, efficiency, and transparency of public school transportation. The center will monitor 1,871 buses in real time, benefiting nearly 1.9 million students nationwide and reducing school transportation operating costs by 25%.

Education Minister Luis Miguel De Camps highlighted President Luis Abinader’s vision in promoting the project as part of the government’s commitment to modernizing the education system, ensuring equitable access, and protecting students. “Behind every monitored route there is a calm mother, a confident father, a waiting teacher, and a State that supports and watches over its children,” De Camps said.

TRAE Director Onésimo González explained that the system uses preventive artificial intelligence to detect potential anomalies such as driver fatigue, unauthorized stops, or irregularities during trips. Each bus is being upgraded into a “smart bus” with GPS-enabled cameras, cybersecurity systems, and internet connectivity. Parents can track buses in real time, receive boarding alerts, and see estimated arrival times, while drivers and managers gain tools to optimize routes, monitor vehicle status, and access real-time operational data.