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News•by Staff•March 2, 2018

Girardin cease distribution of New Flyer products

New Flyer will continue to distribute Xcelsior buses in Quebec through direct sales.

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News•by Staff•March 2, 2018

New app makes TTC station more accessible for blind passengers

Uses indoor navigation technology to deliver verbal descriptions of building floor plans and other details of the physical environment.

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News•by Staff•March 2, 2018

Motiv Power Systems debuts electric chassis for trucks, buses

As a zero-emissions offering, the EPIC family of all-electric chassis qualify for regional and national incentive and subsidy programs.

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News•by Staff•March 1, 2018

HART, May Mobility demo autonomous vehicle tech in downtown Tampa

The demonstration provided transit experts and local leaders with an understanding about the capabilities of self-driving vehicles and what the city can expect from this type of transit technology.

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News•by Staff•March 1, 2018

TriMet board chooses COO Kelsey as agency’s next GM

The Board of Directors chose Kelsey for his long demonstrated track record of success in prior settings as well as his work since coming to TriMet in 2015.

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News•by Staff•March 1, 2018

New Flyer unveils electric bus simulator

The simulator, designed and installed by FAAC Incorporated using a 180-degree screen display and 4K projection system, is one of the first in the world to use full-scale OEM components to control the bus simulator.

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News•by Staff•March 1, 2018

First Transit supports Minn. autonomous vehicle roadshow

The company is supporting the SAV roadshow with onsite personnel, operations, and maintenance with several stops across Minnesota, including the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Statehouse, and at 3M Global Headquarters.

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News•by Staff•February 28, 2018

TSA, Amtrak to test suicide vest detection devices at Penn Station

The passive system triggers an alarm if an individual carrying/wearing a person-borne improvised explosive device passes by the mechanism.

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News•by Staff•February 28, 2018

Ontario looking to test hydrogen-powered train tech

Ontario is engaging with train manufacturers Alstom and Siemens to produce concept designs that incorporate hydrogen fuel cells into bi-level trains.

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News•by Staff•February 28, 2018

First Alstom Citadis X05 LRV begins testing, commissioning in Sydney

The CBD and South East Light Rail is a new 7.4-mile light rail network for Sydney, currently under construction.

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