Perrone Robotics and NEORide win SMART grant for six Ohio bus retrofits
A U.S. Department of Transportation SMART grant funds installation, testing, operation and evaluation of Perrone TONY ADAS kits on six public-transit buses.
Evidence notes
- The programme covers six 35-foot Gillig buses operated by BCRTA, SARTA and WRTA.
- Retrofits add collision avoidance, lane keeping and other driver-assistance functions to legacy fleets.
- The vehicle-agnostic kit services agreement spans three Ohio transit agencies.
Company context
Perrone Robotics is a privately held autonomous-driving technology company that supplies its MAX software platform, TONY AV and ADAS retrofit kits, and turnkey automated passenger and cargo vehicles.