Updated RFS represents the first-ever automated bus procurement and large-scale deployment for heavy-duty buses
达拉斯 (April 3, 2024) – The Automated Bus Consortium™, a collective of U.S. transit agencies and several state departments of transportation, has released a new 请求解决方案 (RFS) to procure heavy-duty highly automated transit buses. Following the release of the first RFS in January 2022, the guidelines have been updated to reflect advancements within the automation 行业 to allow for flexibility in bus size and propulsion systems.
“We have made great strides in further advancing the automated transit 行业 through our previous 请求解决方案,让·吕斯曼说, administrator of the Office of Passenger 运输 at the Michigan Department of 运输. “By incorporating our latest priorities with updated automation requirements to this year’s best-value procurement, we feel confident in our ability to better meet agency needs.”
The RFS represents the first automated bus procurement and large-scale deployment for heavy-duty buses. The State of Michigan is serving as the lead procurement agency on behalf of the Consortium. Based on agency procurement decisions, these vehicles would be placed into service on pilot routes in pre-determined environments selected by each participating agency, resulting in significant advancements in understanding the impacts of automation. Pilot routes for these vehicles would include rural and urban deployments, 快速公交, 巴士站场和本地巴士服务.
Current participants in this program include member agencies City of Detroit, 达拉斯地区快速交通, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, 辆, Michigan Department of 运输/Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, Capital Area 运输 Authority, 密歇根州立大学, 休伦运输公司, 新泽西州运输, Trinity Metro和RATP Dev USA.
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By combining the purchasing power of multiple agencies across the U.S., the Automated Bus Consortium aims to accelerate the adoption of state-of-the-art, safety-focused automated features not yet available to the U.S. 行业. These features are designed to assist the bus operator in maneuvering the vehicle safely and improve service reliability.
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About the Automated Bus Consortium
With rapid advancement of automated technologies and the urgent need to improve mobility options while safely and effectively mitigating congestion, the Consortium’s collaborative effort to leverage its combined resources and launch its pilot deployment program of heavy-duty highly automated buses is groundbreaking. Using cost-efficient and standardized methodologies and assessment, the Consortium will lead the nation’s effort to deploy and evaluate automated bus technology. 了解更多loveBet爱博体育下载联盟的信息，请访问 http://www.automatedbusconsortium.com.
