"Smart buses" being tested in Pittsburgh
By: Drivers.com staff
Date: 2001-04-09
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One of the biggest hassles for bus drivers is pulling out of the traffic flow
and then getting back into it as pedestrians, cars, and cyclists move around
them. Intelligent Transport System engineers are testing a solution in the
city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the next year, the city will host what
is being referred to as "the largest field test of 'intelligent vehicle' technology
by a public transit agency in the United States." One hundred Port Authority
buses are being fitted with sensor systems that are set to indicate the presence
of objects near the buses. The sensing systems will warn drivers of pedestrians,
cyclists, utility poles, and even passing cars, making it easier to pull out
of and into traffic flows. Over the year, the collision rates of those buses
equipped with the systems will be compared with the collision rates of 120
others without it. Post-Gazette article. 
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