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SPECIAL REPORT

Bus Amenities
A BOOST IN BENEFITS

Commuter Bus
COMMUTER
BUS
Commuter Bus

Commuter Bus
Emergency Braking 0.6%
0.6% Bus
Emergency Braking Commuter
0.6%
Emergency
Braking 0%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
PASSENGER COMFORT IS INCREASINGLY
BECOMING
AN
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Detection 0%
Emergency
Braking 0.6%
0%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
area of focus for service providers. Stations
are Blind
incorporating
0%
Spot Detection
Blind Spot Detection 0%
0%
Detection
convenience and safety elements, whilePedestrian/Bicyclist
there hasBlind
beenSpot
a bump
0%
Detection
Lane Keeping Assist 0%
0%
Lane Keeping
in the number of vehicles with technology advancements
in-Assist 0%
Blind
Spot
Detection
0%
Lane Keeping Assist 0.6%
Collision Warning/Mitigation
corporated onboard.
Collision Warning/Mitigation 0.6%
Lane
Keeping Assist 0%
0.6%
Collision
Warning/Mitigation
Adaptive
Cruise
Control 0%
APTA's 2018 Infrastructure Database reports
that
more
than
Adaptive Cruise Control 0%
0.6%
Collision
Warning/Mitigation
Adaptive
Cruise
Control
97 percent of bus stations are ADA Accessible,
while
nearly
Electronic Farebox 0%
Electronic Farebox
Cruisehave
Control
half (48.9 percent) have security cameras and Adaptive
12.8 percent
Electronic
Farebox 0%
2.7%
Non-electronic
Farebox
2.7%
Non-electronic
Farebox
emergency call buttons. Just shy of 40 percent
ofElectronic
bus stations
Farebox
2.7%
Non-electronic
Farebox
Passenger Counter
have vehicle arrival time displays and Automatic
slightly
more
thanCounter
31
Automatic
Passenger
Non-electronic
Automatic
Passenger Farebox
Counter 2.7%

25%
25%
25%
percent have information/ad displays. Additionally, 20 percent
Response 25%
Automatic
Counter Demand
Demand Response
DEMAND
RESPONSE
of bus stations have a secured bike facility,
42.9 Passenger
percent have
Demand
Emergency Braking 0% Response
bike racks and 2.9 percent have a bikeshare station.
0% Response
Emergency BrakingDemand
Emergency
Braking 0%
0.7%
In 2017, APTA began tracking autonomous
features
in transit
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
0.7%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Detection 0%
Emergency
Braking
0.7%
vehicles. APTA's 2018 Vehicle DatabasePedestrian/Bicyclist
shows that
most
segDetection 0.4%
Blind Spot Detection
0.4%
Blind
Spot
Detection
0.7%
ments are making progress incorporating
electronic
fareboxes
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
Blind
Detection
3%
Lane Spot
Keeping
Assist 0.4%
3%
Lane
Keeping Assist 0.4%
into vehicles, while buses are leading the adoption
of
automatic
Blind
Detection
3%
LaneSpot
Keeping
Assist
3%
Collision
Warning/Mitigation
passenger counters, while BRT seems to beCollision
the segment
with
the
3%
Warning/Mitigation
3%
Lane Keeping Assist
3%
Collision
1.2%
most advanced technology with healthy statistics
inWarning/Mitigation
theCruise
adoption
Adaptive
Control
1.2%
Adaptive Cruise Control
3%
Warning/Mitigation
1.2%
of automatic passenger counters, collisionCollision
warning/mitigation,
Adaptive
CruiseFarebox
Control
8%
Electronic
8%
Electronic
Farebox
1.2%
lane keeping assist and pedestrian/bicyclist detection.
Adaptive
Cruise
Control
8%
Electronic Farebox
Farebox
Non-electronic
Non-electronic Farebox
8%
Electronic Farebox
Non-electronic
Farebox 0.9%
Automatic
Passenger Counter
Automatic Passenger Counter 0.9%
Non-electronic
Automatic
Passenger Farebox
Counter 0.9%
Bus
0.9%
Automatic Passenger Counter Bus
Emergency Braking
Bus
0.6%
Emergency Braking BUS
Emergency Braking 0.6%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Detection
0.6%
Emergency
Braking Bus
2.8%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
2.8%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
Blind Spot Detection
0.6%
Emergency
Braking
2.8%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
Blind Spot Detection 0.3%
Lane Keeping Assist
Blind Spot Detection 0.3%
2.8%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
0.3%
Blind
Detection
Lane Spot
Keeping
Assist 0.6%
Collision Warning/Mitigation
Lane Keeping Assist 0.6%
Blind
Detection
0.6%
LaneSpot
Keeping
Assist 0.3%
1%
Collision Warning/Mitigation
Adaptive Cruise Control
Collision Warning/Mitigation 1%
0.6%
Lane
Keeping
Assist
1%
Collision
Warning/Mitigation
Adaptive
Cruise Control 0%
Electronic Farebox
Adaptive Cruise Control 0%
1%
Collision
Warning/Mitigation
Adaptive
CruiseFarebox
Control 0%
Non-electronic Farebox
Electronic
Electronic Farebox
0%
Adaptive
Cruise Control
Automatic Passenger Counter
Electronic
Farebox
7%
Non-electronic Farebox
7%
Non-electronic Farebox
Electronic Farebox
7%
Non-electronic
Farebox
Automatic
Passenger Counter
Automatic Passenger Counter
TROLLEYBUS
7%
Non-electronic
Automatic
Passenger Farebox
Counter

90.2%
90.2%
90.2%
90.2%

43.8%
43.8%
43.8%
43.8%

Advanced Technology

39.1% 7.3%

Automatic Passenger Counter BRT
BRT
BRT
Emergency Braking 0%
0%
Emergency BrakingBRT
BRT
Emergency
Braking 0%
14.3%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
14.3%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
have
automatic
have electric fareboxes.
Emergency
Braking 0%
14.3%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
Blind Spot Detection 0%
Blind
Spot Detection 0%
passenger
counters
14.3%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
Blind
Detection
13.8%
Lane Spot
Keeping
Assist 0%
13.8%
Lane Keeping Assist
0%
Blind
Spot
Detection
13.8%24.3%
Lane
Keeping
Assist
Collision Warning/Mitigation
24.3%
Collision Warning/Mitigation
13.8%24.3%
Lane
Keeping Assist
VANPOOL
Collision
Warning/Mitigation
Adaptive
Cruise Control 0%
Adaptive Cruise Control 0%
24.3%
Collision
Warning/Mitigation
Adaptive
CruiseFarebox
Control 0%
Electronic
Electronic Farebox
0%
Adaptive
Cruise
Control
Electronic Farebox
Farebox 0%
Non-electronic
Non-electronic Farebox 0%
have
Electronic
Farebox
Non-electronic
Farebox 0%
34.8%
Automatic
Passenger Counter
34.8%
Passenger Counter
automatic passenger counters Automatic
Non-electronic
34.8%
Automatic
Passenger Farebox
Counter 0%
Trolleybus
34.8%
Automatic Passenger Counter Trolleybus
SOURCE: APTA 2018 Vehicle Database
Trolleybus
Emergency Braking 0%
0%
Emergency BrakingTrolleybus
0%
Emergency
Braking 0%
2019
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
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Pedestrian/Bicyclist Detection 0%
Emergency
Braking 0%
0%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
0%
Blind Spot Detection
Blind Spot Detection 0%
0%
Pedestrian/Bicyclist
Detection
0%
Blind
Spot
Detection
Lane Keeping Assist 0%

0.2%

60.3%
60.3%
60.3%
60.3%

90.9%
90.9%
90.9%
90.9%

85.5%
85.5%
85.5%
85.5%
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