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“As we are already doing this for our truck products,


we truly believe in the added value of this new technol- ogy,” Pagé shared. “Although the option pricing will have to be very competitive to allow schools to invest in this technology, the increasing volumes to the market will definitely ease the integration.” There are currently no federal mandates for ADAS


features on school buses, but the Canadian government began requiring electronic stability control last year, and the U.S. has requirements for smaller and larger vehicles. Some districts also are required to include electronic stability control in bids for new school buses. Districts that have acquired new buses with ADAS as standard technology said they didn’t notice a signifi- cant difference in price. Fraley in West Virginia said the collision mitigation added about $2,300 to the cost of each bus. Still, the technology is being considered for a larger deployment across the entire fleet of 200 buses. “People may be surprised to hear that ADAS technol- ogy can be less expensive than other optional features such as camera systems, fire suppression systems and air conditioning,” Cocchiola said.


Kilgore noted that the costs will also decrease as


ADAS is more widely adopted. “We need to educate and demonstrate the features so people are familiar with them and support incremental adoption, so we can drive costs down,” she said. “People in the school bus industry are starting to ask for and expect the technology that they’re seeing in their everyday cars.” She also noted that bus drivers have the benefit over most other motorists of sitting higher above the road and being surrounded by more vehicle mass, which contributes to increased safety for students. “But at the end of the day, you’ve still got the person driving their new Corvette or running the red light or stop sign,” she said. “Having that little bit of [extra] technology helps.” While veteran drivers may not feel they need advanced


ADAS systems, the features could be especially valuable for new bus drivers. “Since they have it on their person- al vehicle, it knocks down a barrier and makes the bus something they’re more comfortable with,” Barrington said. “The driver shortage is obviously something that puts districts under pressure, and I think these sys- tems can help with that.” ●


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