The $1.26 million project is partly funded by a nearly $950,000 grant provided through the FTA’s ADAS for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration Program, with CapMetro funding the remaining costs.
The 12-passenger shuttle will drive a route serving Youngstown residents, businesses, and visitors.
The partnership will accelerate autonomous shuttle offerings for transit authorities across America.
Zero-emissions electric vehicle supplier GreenPower Motor Company partnered with Perrone Robotics to create/develop the first fully autonomous electric passenger transportation vehicle, the AV Star.
Now in its seventh year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners who have implemented initiatives that helped them save money, run more efficiently, streamline operations, increase safety, improve customer satisfaction, increase ridership, and more.
The JTA is currently working with local colleges, medical campuses, and other partners to create the nation’s first public transportation network powered by autonomous vehicles.
The electric AVs, which support Level 5 autonomous capability, will transport soldiers within the Fort Carson Army installation while also collecting operational data as part of the year-long pilot.
The fully autonomous EV Star is expected to enter service later this year.
PRI created the TONYTM general autonomy solution designed to be applied to existing vehicles.
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