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Cubic is working on fixes for a problem-plagued launch of the next-generation Clipper card in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the agency that oversees Clipper, pointed to the fare system’s complexity, but added it does not “excuse execution failures.’

Key Data:

• Table: Clipper 2.0, problems and solutions, March 2026

• Table: Cubic, contract amounts, March 2026

• Document: MTC presentation, Clipper update, Feb. 2026

• Document: MTC memo, Clipper update, Feb. 2026

•Document: Cubic issues review, Feb. 2026

Organizations Mentioned:

• MTC (San Francisco)
• Cubic
• GGBHTD (San Francisco)
• BART
• Muni
• SFMTA (San Francisco)

The agency notes that the complexity of the Clipper system “helps explain implementation challenges but does not excuse execution failures.” Financial penalties against Cubic are possible.

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