Vicinity Motor Corp. and ADASTEC to Pioneer Automated Transit Buses at Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus - Seite 2

Brent Phillips, Sr. Director of Sales at Vicinity, continued: "Our partnership with ADASTEC and this opportunity with the University of Buffalo marks a new era in public transportation solutions for the United States and Canada. We are fortunate to lead the industry, delivering the first Buy America fully FMVSS compliant low-floor bus."

ADASTEC's proprietary software platform, flowride.ai, will serve as the technological backbone of the automated bus solution. This platform integrates advanced sensor technology and artificial intelligence to enable automated transportation to navigate safely and efficiently through urban environments. The vehicles will operate within a smart mobility ecosystem, utilizing the most advanced technologies, such as vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

William Trainer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vicinity, added: "Our ADASTEC partnership has allowed us to accomplish exciting new applications for our all-electric Vicinity Lightning bus, powering the next-generation public transportation system of forward looking universities and towns nationally. We are grateful to ADASTEC and the University of Buffalo for their confidence in our product offering and commitment to deploy this exciting new automated public transit solution."

Chunming Qiao, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo and co-lead of the UB team on the ITS4US project, concluded: "Besides working with ADASTEC on the ITS4US project, we, at the University at Buffalo, are looking forward to a long-term, collaborative relationship with ADASTEC in the emerging area of public transportation automation research and development, which the University is heavily invested in."

About the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC):
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a world-class health & innovation district located in Buffalo, New York. It encompasses 120 acres and is home to an extensive network of hospitals, research centers, educational institutions, and private companies, making it a hub for healthcare, research, and innovation. BNMC is a 501-c-3 organization that plans and manages the medical campus, focusing on leveraging the districts assets to build an innovation ecosystem that creates positive social and economic impact for our community. For more information, please visit www.bnmc.org.