The Arrival Bus
Offer public transport for every users
DATE 2020
MATURITY LEVEL MOCKUP
Developped BY ARRIVAL
DESIGNED BY ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL company is developping a complete proposal for urban travel.
Arrival has designed a proposal for an electric bus, which takes in account all users of the public transportation system.
Everyone, from passengers to driver, but maintenance team, operator, and the city as well has an impact on the Bus design.
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experiential setup
sMARTPHONE
User’s devices
DIGITAL CLUSTER
Bus control Panel
DISPLAY
In-board displays
AUDIO PLAYER
Vehicle configuration
Bus information system
Localization
Display
Exterior displays
Input device
Contactless bus bell
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Address all passengers needs
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Trip preparation
An Application allows priority passengers to prepare their trip in the bus. Making the driver and the bus itself aware of their specific needs such as seat availability. The App will also guide them during the all trip.
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On boarding
Free or reserved seats are highlighted to passengers entering bus, while the flow of leaving passengers is guided using the bus on-board displays.
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Information during the trip
Contextual information are displayed to passengers on bus screens such as route status, next stops, transit links, local information.
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Quiet travel
A subtle soundscape inside the cabin is provided to create a calm atmosphere when there is no audio announcement.
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Stop request
The classic bus bell is replaced with a contactless button to request a stop.
The function is avalaible as well on the application
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Provide a good place to work
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Contextual interface
A display as a single interface for the bus driver to avoid too many buttons on the instrument panel. Information and control panel are triggered according to the context.
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Bus information
Bus information are available to all teams so they can organize their next shift, maintenance or cleaning operations.
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Improve bus cooperation with the city
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Communication with other road users
Buses can be impressive vehicle on the road. To help collaboration with other road users the buses is equiped with exterior displays to communicate with other users of the city and helping to protect pedestrians or to allow safe overtaking as examples.
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Contextual exterior communication
Using dynamic content on coloured screens, the content can be adjusted to time, location or events. Flexibility can also allows regulations and safety rules adaptive content
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