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The Vapor Electric Actuator for transit buses integrates electrical and mechanical elements to precisely open and close passenger doors while minimizing power consumption, according to the supplier.
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The controversial ad was designed, paid for, and presented to the MTA a month ago, but the MTA refused to approve the campaign, so the ad's sponsors filed suit.
Read More →U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proposed that letter grades rating a bus company's safety record be posted inside the bus, at ticket windows and online where people buy their tickets.
Read More →Will take over operation of an express bus service that provides transportation between Duke and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in early 2013.
Read More →The decision was spurred by Metro’s commitment to all-electric transit buses by 2030, and was supported by the Federal Transit Administration Local Labor Hiring Pilot Program.
Read More →Orange County Transportation Authority's CEO straddles a wide range of transportation responsibilities in California's second-most populous county. Delivering top-notch customer service and improving efficiency are among his top priorities.
Read More →Driverless cars have been in the news for quite some time. Last September, I speculated in PC 360, an insurance trade magazine, that insurance premiums for autos could decrease by as much as 40% over the next five years as autonomous cars made travel much safer. I increased my estimate to a 75% decrease in insurance premiums by extending the timeline to 15 years. When I wrote those two articles, I remember thinking how much of a personal paradigm shift was needed to accept a driverless car as safe. Now, it appears that driverless buses are in the near future as well.
Read More →Each pod, which has a battery-powered electric motor, can hold up to two people and their luggage and travels just 12 mph.
Read More →New General Distributor REV Coach LLC will start selling Setra motorcoaches in January 2018.
Read More →In taking over the sales and distribution of Setra, Daimler said it is making a clear statement to the U.S. and Canadian bus markets.
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