PERRONE ROBOTICS AND NEORIDE AWARDED USDOT SMART GRANT TO RETROFIT SIX OHIO TRANSIT BUSES WITH ADVANCED DRIVER-ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY
- Perrone Robotics and NEORide announced on May 21, 2025, a USDOT SMART Grant to retrofit six Ohio transit buses with advanced driver-assistance systems.
- The project follows NEORide's mission to deliver innovative, cost-effective mobility solutions through a partnership leveraging federal funding and collective purchasing.
- The six 35-foot Gillig buses will receive Perrone's TONY ADAS Retrofit Kit, integrating sensors and MAX autonomy software for collision avoidance, lane keeping, and other safety features.
- This $1.98 million federally supported project retrofits each bus with Perrone's TONY ADAS Kit, providing immediate safety enhancements such as forward collision prevention, cruise speed regulation, timely alert systems, and comprehensive event recording capabilities.
- The retrofit project sets a national standard by demonstrating regional collaboration and may lead to broader adoption of TONY ADAS kits among NEORide and other transit agencies nationwide.
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PERRONE ROBOTICS AND NEORIDE AWARDED USDOT SMART GRANT TO RETROFIT SIX OHIO TRANSIT BUSES WITH ADVANCED DRIVER-ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY
Project channels $1.98 million in federal funding to install, test, operate, and evaluate Perrone's TONY™ ADAS Kit, equipping legacy fleets with collision avoidance, lane-keeping, and other safety enhancements.
Perrone’s ADAS retrofit kit for buses in US – Telematics Wire
Press Release, 22 May 2025 Perrone Robotics Inc. and NEORide, a council of governments representing more than 30 US transit agencies, announced recently Vehicle-Agnostic Kit Services Agreement to retrofit six 35-foot Gillig buses in Ohio with Perrone’s TONY ADAS Retrofit Kit. The project is funded through the US Department of Transportation’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant program. The upgraded buses will…
PERRONE ROBOTICS AND NEORIDE AWARDED USDOT SMART GRANT TO RETROFIT SIX OHIO TRANSIT BUSES WITH ADVANCED DRIVER-ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY - IT News Direct
Project channels $1.98 million in federal funding to install, test, operate, and evaluate Perrone’s TONY ADAS Kit, equipping legacy fleets with collision avoidance, lane-keeping, and other safety enhancements. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. and WADSWORTH, Ohio, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Perrone Robotics Inc. and NEORide, a council of governments representing more than 30 U.S. transit agencies, today announced a landmark Vehicle-Agnostic Kit Services Agr…
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