In this project the university of alabama (UA) will team with perrone robotics INC
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- AL2024001
- Recipient
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University Of Alabama UEI RCNJEHZ83EV6
- Awarding agency
-
Federal Transit Administration
Department of Transportation
- Obligated
- $3,050,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 20.530 Public Transportation Innovation
- Completion date 70% complete
- Originally
- Funding
-
- $2,000,000.00 Federal
- $1,050,000.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Alabama, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Activities
- Funds will be used to perform in-lab technology development validation and limited-scale real-world pilots of adas technologies including (1) assisted smooth acceleration and deceleration for improved energy efficiency and safety (2) automated detection and emergency braking for mitigating pedestrian collisions (3) curb detection to enable automated precision docking and (4) assisted driving in narrow roads with automated steering correction. The funds will also support the identification of best practices to implement adas for large transit buses and support the consolidation and dissemination of major findings and outcomes to transit agencies nationwide.
- Expected outcomes
- Funding will permit UA and its sub-recipient to deploy test and validate adas technology for buses with the following major outcomes: (1) we will deliver validated and tested adas integration framework and software control logic to enable safe and smooth driving in both diesel and electric buses; (2) we will test sensor suite and detection algorithms for pedestrian collision avoidance fully calibrated in the closed-course testing facility and pilot the effectiveness in real-world revenue services; (3) we will calibrate sensors for detecting road curbs and develop control logic to enable automated precision docking; (4) we will control the steering for automated lane keeping while traversing through narrow lanes and generate acoustic warning of potential collisions.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The project outcomes will benefit a series of public and private stakeholders. (1) system software and hardware companies related to adas technologies will benefit from the test and validation outcomes of a comprehensive pilot. (2) national public transit agencies will learn about the cost savings and operational benefits of implementing adas for transit buses. (3) the general public transit users will benefit from smoother and safer transit rides. (4) people with disabilities and senior citizens will benefit from precision docking technology for improved public transportation access.
- Subrecipient activities
- Perrone robotics INC. Will be the only subrecipient of the award. Perrone robotics INC. Will supply the hardware and base software for this project assist with the retrofit of large transit buses and assist with the software development technology validation and the final real-world pilots.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
| Original award | $2,000,000 | $1,050,000 |
Quick answers
Who received award AL2024001?
AL2024001 was awarded to University Of Alabama by Federal Transit Administration (Department of Transportation) on January 12, 2024.
How much is award AL2024001 worth?
$3,050,000 has been obligated on AL2024001: $2,000,000 in federal funding and $1,050,000 in non-federal funding.
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