{"id":90510,"date":"2019-05-09T13:02:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T20:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/new-flyer-to-launch-autonomous-bus-technology-program"},"modified":"2019-05-09T13:02:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T20:02:48","slug":"new-flyer-to-launch-autonomous-bus-technology-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/new-flyer-to-launch-autonomous-bus-technology-program","title":{"rendered":"New Flyer to launch autonomous bus technology program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/new-flyer-to-launch-autonomous-bus-technology-program.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Bus manufacturer New Flyer has launched an autonomous technology program to develop and deploy self-driving and driver-assist technology for public transit agencies. <\/li>\n<li> In a release, New Flyer said it will focus on building connectivity and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology into public roadways. The company also said it will coordinate its efforts with federal agencies and industry groups working on automation, including the Society of Automotive Engineers. <\/li>\n<li> \u201cTransit agencies across North America have been asking for progressive technology, regulators have shown commitment and support to technology advancement, and passenger confidence has been increasing as they experience autonomous technology firsthand,\u201d New Flyer president Chris Stoddart said in a statement. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most major technology research has focused on smaller autonomous vehicles (AVs), with companies eyeing shared autonomous fleets or ride-hailing services. But applying self-driving technology to public transit could hold huge potential, making bus service more energy efficient and safer. Buses travel on defined routes and can be coordinated with connected infrastructure, making them a potentially appealing option for cities fearful of further congestion from autonomous fleets.<\/p>\n<p>Governments have already been exploring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesdive.com\/news\/autonomous-shuttles-city-transportation\/551489\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">driverless shuttles<\/a>, which carry fewer people than a full-size bus and run on shorter routes. Cities like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesdive.com\/news\/autonomous-shuttles-launch-in-detroit\/526999\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Detroit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesdive.com\/news\/las-vegas-unveils-the-first-driverless-shuttle-on-public-roads\/510319\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Las Vegas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesdive.com\/news\/austin-test-autonomous-transit-shuttles\/526715\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Austin, TX<\/a> have all run autonomous shuttle trials. Autonomous buses have gathered more research abroad, with pilots in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/tech\/2015\/10\/china-rolls-out-the-worlds-first-driverless-bus\/408826\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> China<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/jan\/28\/driverless-bus-trial-in-netherlands-will-be-first-on-public-roads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Netherlands<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesdive.com\/news\/volvo-to-test-autonomous-electric-bus-at-singapore-university\/549820\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Volvo<\/a> recently ran trials for an 85-passenger autonomous, electric bus at Singapore\u2019s Nanyang Technological University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesdive.com\/news\/new-flyer-to-launch-autonomous-bus-technology-program\/554305\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\">Read more<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus manufacturer New Flyer has launched an autonomous technology program to develop and deploy self-driving and driver-assist technology for public transit agencies. In a release, New Flyer said it will focus on building connectivity and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology into public roadways. The company also said it will coordinate its efforts with federal agencies and industry [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":513,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robotics-ai","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}