NFI Connect™ reflects an evolution of NFI’s connected technology and expandsreal-time analytics across all NFI vehicles
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA – November 7, 2021: (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF)NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced the launch of its all new, enhanced connected technology NFI Connect™. The announcement occurred on the first day of the American Public Transportation Association’s TRANSform Conference and EXPO in Orlando, Florida.
NFI Connect™ is a 5G capable and cybersecure telematics solution that provides real-time oversight of fleets, ultimately improving bus uptime, driver safety, and operational costs. NFI Connect™ is the evolution of NFI’s connected technology previously known as New Flyer Connect® and incorporates enhanced cellular performance, geofence capabilities, expanded memory and data capacity, and easy-to-use analytics that are now applicable to any NFI electric vehicle in North America, including New Flyer, MCI, ARBOC, and Alexander Dennis.
A must-have for operators focused on building and modernizing their fleets, NFI Connect™ integrates onboard hardware and software to deliver comprehensive real time analytic data on vehicle performance diagnostics, maintenance predictors, geographically triggered events, and ultimately, smart analytic reporting. NFI Connect™ data also alerts users to real-time operations incidents without touching the bus.
“As one of four key pillars in NFI’s mobility solutions offering, connected technology is an essential tool in unlocking the highest efficiency of your fleet, working hand in hand with infrastructure and workforce development,” said Paul Soubry, President and Chief Executive Officer, NFI. “With NFI Connect, we are cascading a powerful technology across all bus and coach fleets in NFI’s product portfolio, building on over 400 electric vehicles it actively serves in North America today. And, NFI Connect is backed with our active center support team, so you’re not just leveraging the power of data but accessing meaningful support too. NFI Connect is truly creating smart buses for smart cities.”
All NFI Connect™ updates are delivered over-the-air and completely automated, meaning no fleet downtime is needed to maintain its performance.
Features of NFI Connect™ include responsiveness to low and zero-emission zones (or “green zones”), automatic ride height adjustment, GPS tracking, and more – all transmitted in real time through a single telematics access point, straight to a user dashboard. In addition, its Connect 360™ dashboard reporting monitors all vehicle on-board controllers and systems to fine tune energy use, and provide fleet operations managers the ability to harness driver performance analytics to improve energy efficiency, safety, and performance. To learn more, visit nfigroup.com/connect.
NFI is a leader in zero-emission mobility, with electric vehicles operating (or on order) in more than 80 cities in five countries. NFI offers the widest range of zero-emission battery and fuel cell-electric buses and coaches, and the Company’s vehicles have completed over 50 million EV service miles. Today, NFI supports growing North American cities with scalable, clean, and sustainable mobility solutions through a four-pillar approach that includes buses and coaches, technology,infrastructure, and workforce development.
NFI also operates the Vehicle Innovation Center (“VIC”), the first and only innovation lab of its kind dedicated to advancing bus and coach technology and providing workforce development. Since opening late 2017, the VIC has hosted over 300 interactive events, welcoming 4,000 industry professionals for EV and infrastructure training.
About NFI
Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, technology, and workforce development, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.
With 8,000 team members in nine countries, NFI is a leading global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions under the brands New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI® (motor coaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motor coaches), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI currently offers the widest range of sustainable drive systems available, including zero-emission electric (trolley, battery, and fuel cell), natural gas, electric hybrid, and clean diesel. In total, NFI supports its installed base of over 105,000 buses and coaches around the world. NFI common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, and www.nfi.parts.
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