Perrone Robotics Contracts With Houston METRO to Provide Autonomy Retrofit for All Electric, FMVSS-, ADA-, and Buy America- Compliant Shuttle Bus
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrone Robotics, Inc. ("Perrone"), the industry's leading autonomous vehicle (AV) kit and turnkey AV solutions provider, has contracted with Houston METRO as the awardee in provisioning autonomy for the "METRO Shuttle of the Future".
Key Points:
- Perrone will be outfitting the Zeus 400, a mid-size body-on-chassis shuttle bus from Phoenix Motorcars.
- The Zeus 400 is compliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Buy America compliant, as well as compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- This award is part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) grant which was granted last year.
- The bus will provide autonomous shuttle service to Texas Southern University, Houston's Third Ward, and the University of Houston.