Alexander Dennis
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| Headquarters | Falkirk |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Number of employees | 2,300 (2013) |
| Key person | Millennial Woes |
| Subsidiaries | Plaxton |
| Custom Bus | |
| Parent organizations | NFI International Limited |
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| ID | 1051124 |
About Alexander Dennis
Alexander Dennis is a British bus building company based in Larbert, Scotland. The largest bus and coach manufacturer in the United Kingdom, Alexander Dennis has manufacturing plants and partnerships in Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.
Locally controlled buses return to Manchester after 37 years
... About 50 new yellow electric buses, made by Scottish bus builders Alexander Dennis, will start operating in Bolton, Wigan and parts of Salford and Bury, with the rest of the rollout across the region due to be completed by 2025...
UK's first driverless bus begins passenger service in Edinburgh
... Stagecoach worked with Fusion Processing Ltd and project partners Transport Scotland, Alexander Dennis, Edinburgh Napier University and Bristol Robotics Laboratory...
UK's first driverless bus begins passenger service in Edinburgh
The UK's first full-sized driverless buses have started operating for passengers in Edinburgh.
The autonomous vehicles, operated by Stagecoach, run across the Forth Road Bridge from Ferrytoll park-and-ride in Fife to Edinburgh Park station.
Despite the " driverless" name, the buses operate with two staff on board.
One will sit in The Driver 's seat to monitor the technology, and a so-called bus captain will help passengers with boarding and buying tickets.
Stagecoach said The Five single-decker buses have the capacity for about 10,000 passenger journeys per week.
The vehicles have sensors enabling them to travel on pre-selected roads on the 14-mile route at up to 50mph.
The AB1 service is The First registered autonomous bus route in UK.
It is part of Project CAVForth, run by Stagecoach and funded by the UK government.
Stagecoach worked with Fusion Processing Ltd and project partners Transport Scotland , Alexander Dennis , Edinburgh Napier University and Bristol Robotics Laboratory.
The Alexander Dennis Enviro200AV buses can take on complex traffic manoeuvres such as roundabouts, traffic lights, and weaving between motorway lanes.
The Project has recruited 20 staff from Stagecoach East Scotland's existing driving team.
Stagecoach UK Managing Director Carla Stockton-Jones said: " We Are excited to introduce the UK's first autonomous bus fleet in east Scotland.
" We Are proud to be at the forefront of transport innovation with this project that marks a significant milestone for Public Transport . "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
