Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for a total of up to $ 6. 5 million for transit bus automation demonstration projects under the Public Transportation Innovation Program (49 U.S.C.
§ 5312 ).
The notice seeks to fund demonstrations in two areas:
(1)
credit:
up to $5 million for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Transit Buses and (2) up to $ 1. 5 million for Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations.
Selected projects will demonstrate transit bus automation technologies in real-world settings.
The demonstrations will help establish the feasibility of ADAS and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations use cases and improve understanding of the impacts.