Editing Speedpass (section)

==Convenience Stores and the "Flying Red Horse"==
At one point, Speedpass was deployed experimentally in [[fast-food restaurant]]s and [[supermarket]]s in select markets. [[McDonald's]] alone deployed Speedpass in over 400 restaurants in the [[Chicago metropolitan area|Greater Chicago]] area.

During the 1998 development of the RF250 convenience store reader, some prototype units were shipped from Verifone in [[Rocklin, California|Rocklin]], California, to a Verifone office in Florida. The units did not arrive on time and were thought to have been lost in transit. They were later found, and despite each unit having a Verifone logo and being encased in boxes showing the Verifone logo; the shipping company had nothing in their lost goods database showing that name.  Rather, the units turned up via a query for "flying red horse", apparently since the units displayed a small [[Mobil]] logo - and the Mobil logo was and is a red [[Pegasus]].  The internal codename for the project was thus changed to "Flying Red Horse" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://w6dtw.blogspot.com/2014/05/flying-red-horse.html|title=W6DTW : Flying Red Horse|date=7 May 2014|website=W6dtw.blogspot.com|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2017}}

The test was deemed a failure and McDonald's removed the scanners from all their restaurants in mid-2004. Additionally, the New England grocery chain [[Stop & Shop]] tested Speedpass at their Boston area stores; the units were removed in early 2005.  Speedpass has also been previously available through a Speedpass Car Tag and a Speedpass-enabled [[Timex Group|Timex]] watch.