Safe Speed

New York City Selects MAGTEC Intelligent Speed Assistance to Create Safer City Streets

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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CALGARY, AB, Aug. 17, 2022  /PRNewswire/ -- MAGTEC, a provider of intelligent vehicle control systems, today announced that the City of New York selected the company's Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology, SafeSpeed, as part of its Vision Zero Plan to ensure safter city streets. The New York City pilot involves 50 EV, hybrid and gasoline vehicles, including 16 different makes and models, across nine agencies. This is the latest initiative to be implemented as part of New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Safe Fleet Transition Plan for city vehicles.

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  • CALGARY, AB, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MAGTEC , a provider of intelligent vehicle control systems, today announcedthat the City of New York selected the company's Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology, SafeSpeed, as part of its Vision Zero Plan to ensure safter city streets.
  • The New York City pilot involves 50 EV, hybrid and gasoline vehicles, including 16 different makes and models, across nine agencies.
  • SafeSpeed is the only retrofittable Intelligent Speed Assistance technology that prevents speeding in both light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles.By combining speed governors with telematics, MAGTEC's ISA technology restricts a vehicle's maximum speed, preventing it from exceeding local speed limits.
  • It dynamically adjusts to changing speed limits, providing an important tool to regulate and standardize safe driving among city employees.