Transit Agencies Testing Collision Avoidance System
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 …
8 Wash. agencies testing Mobileye collision avoidance system
In an attempt to reduce lethal crashes involving pedestrians, Washington state transit agencies have equipped 38 buses with the Mobileye Shield+ System, which combines multiple smart vision sensors manufactured by Mobileye with a driver interface manufactured by Rosco Vision Systems, The Seattle …
Active Safety-Collision Warning Pilot in Washington State
The Washington State Transit Insurance Pool and its research and financial partners have completed testing and evaluating a first-generation collision warning system for transit buses. This pilot was the first ever statewide effort to test collision warning systems in a wide range …
U.S. Department of Transportation and Mobileye Partner to Equip Smart City Challenge Winner with Crash Avoidance Technology
Mobileye’s Shield +TM driver assistance safety technology is designed to enable bus drivers in the selected city to avoid and mitigate imminent collisions and protect road users including cyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. The winning city will need to work with Mobileye to …
Here’s The Smart Bus of the Future Coming to the USDOT’s Model City
Anthony Foxx is still months away from announcing the big winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new Smart City Challenge, but one feature of the model city is already clear: Its buses will be, yes, smart. Today in Las Vegas, in …
WNBC News Andrew Siff Reporting on Mobileye Shield+ Technology
The Mobileye® Shield+ system is the latest technological advancement for preventing collisions between vehicles and vulnerable road users (VRU’s) including pedestrians and cyclists. The dynamic bus operating conditions on congested urban streets demand the highest level of visibility when operating the bus …
New collision avoidance technology for buses increases pedestrian, cyclist safety
In October, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) New York City Transit (NYCT) began a 60-day pilot program to test the Mobileye Shield+ System, which combines multiple smart vision sensors manufactured by Mobileye with a driver interface manufactured by Rosco Vision Systems, on …
Proterra Electric Buses Incorporating Mobileye Collision Avoidance System
The noted electric bus manufacturer Proterra will now be offering an option for factory installation of Mobileye’s aftermarket collision avoidance solution, as of 2016 models, according to recent reports… READ MORE …
MTA Bus Systems Evaluation
MTA New York City Transit is testing two new systems onboard our buses to keep pedestrians and cyclists safer: the Pedestrian Turn Warning System and the Collision Avoidance System… READ MORE …
MTA buses testing new safety technology
“It’s very efficient. If a person is this far or close it starts telling me it’s already there. Picks em up right away,” said bus driver Salvatore Perrotta, rolling out the agency’s two new technologies…. READ MORE …