Year: 2016

Pierce Transit (WA) is one of eight Washington state transit operators testing a bus safety system that warns operators about a pedestrian or bicycle in their blind spot… READ MORE …

In an effort to increase safety for transit-pedestrian and transit-bicyclist interaction, as well as to mitigate blind spots for bus drivers, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) launched a test bed on the Texas A&M …

MTA buses are about to roll out some new tech-savvy ways to avoid crashes.  NY1’s Shannan Ferry filed the following report. When a pedestrian walks into a bus’ blind spot like during this demonstration, the driver may not be able to see them, but collision avoidance …

Driving a big truck or bus around urban streets carries a number of risks, and not only to someone behind the wheel. Wide turns and big blind spots can make it a real challenge to spot obstacles, whether telephone poles, bicycles or …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will start two programs to test the technologies, with the goal of eventually using them on a large scale… READ MORE …

Five Kitsap, Wash., Transit buses are among the first to ever test collision-avoidance technology that could one day save lives. They join 33 from throughout the state that have been outfitted with Mobileye Shield+ systems. Students from the University of Washington’s Smart …

In videos collected by the University of Washington from 38 public buses across Puget Sound, pilot technology is seen displaying a warning to bus drivers when pedestrians, cyclists or other cars suddenly come close to colliding with the bus… READ MORE …

Munich Reinsurance America Inc., in collaboration with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP), has launched a pilot program equipping transit buses with an award-winning collision avoidance technology; Mobileye’s Shield+ system. WSTIP consists of 25 Washington state public transit agencies that pool …

Munich Reinsurance America, one of the largest reinsurers in the US, in collaboration with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP), has launched a pilot program equipping transit buses with the award-winning collision avoidance system Mobileye Shield+. Rosco Vision Systems is the …

Eight transit agencies across Washington are working together on a pilot project to test and analyze a collision avoidance system that could help bus drivers reduce the number and severity of collisions with pedestrian, cyclists and vehicles… READ MORE …