▁Pay ment ▁by ▁other ▁means , ▁such ▁as ▁open ▁payment ▁and ▁mobile ▁payment ▁systems , ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁made ▁compatible ▁with ▁this ▁updated ▁version ▁of ▁Pr esto ▁card . ▁ ▁Stage ▁Four ▁and ▁Pr esto ▁Next ▁Generation ▁had ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁numerous ▁del ays ▁with ▁launch ing ▁O C ▁Trans po ▁service . ▁Met rol inx ▁set ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁the ▁Pr esto ▁launch ▁date ▁for ▁Ott awa , ▁but ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁City ▁staff ▁decided ▁to ▁launch ▁Pr esto ▁in ▁several ▁stages ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁occurred ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁addition ▁of ▁Pr esto ▁on ▁the ▁T TC ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁Pr esto ▁card ▁machines ▁in ▁several ▁more ▁Toronto ▁sub way ▁stations , ▁and ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁new ▁street c ars ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁this ▁system ▁( see ▁below ). ▁ ▁T TC ▁participation ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁ ▁Toronto ▁Trans it ▁Commission : ▁Exp ans ions ▁in ▁the ▁T TC ▁will ▁be ▁Pr esto - equ ipped ▁from ▁their ▁opening ▁day , ▁which ▁includes ▁Line ▁ 5 ▁E gl inton . ▁ ▁GO ▁Trans it : ▁All ▁future ▁GO ▁stations ▁will ▁be ▁Pr esto - equ ipped ▁as ▁early