Perrone Robotics Inc., a Crozet, Virginia-headquartered provider of fully-autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and turnkey vehicle solutions has entered into an agreement with Roush Industries Inc. of Livonia, Michigan.
The agreement will facilitate the production and installation of Perrone's autonomous retrofit kit, called Tony AV (an acronym: "TO Navigate You") across a wide range of vehicle types, such as transit shuttles, low-speed electric vehicles, electric utility, and cargo vans, as well as large trucks for logistics applications.
TONY embeds inside any vehicle type for any job to provide a complete "artificial driver" solution that brings full autonomy in a safety-certifiable framework. Proven, piloted, and in commercial production, Perrone autonomous systems help commercial, municipal and governmental customers increase transportation efficiencies, enhance safety, and accelerate zero-emission electric vehicle deployment.
"Roush Industries represents an important step in our ability to shorten customer delivery times so we can scale up for fleet level deployments without compromising quality," said Paul Perrone, founder and CEO of Perrone Robotics. "We're excited to work with the team at Roush to bring a production grade fine point to every autonomous vehicle that we field. This agreement is a natural fit for two innovative companies developing new mobility options to extend value."
Per the agreement, Perrone will leverage Roush's expertise across several disciplines to shorten production lead times and streamline customer delivery cycles.
Roush will provide design engineering, vehicle controls integration, fabrication and installation services allowing Perrone to deliver a scalable production model to offer full autonomy for geo-fenced applications across commercial, governmental and logistics markets.
"As a leader in the automotive engineering and specialty manufacturing sector with extensive experience in working with suppliers in the e-mobility and autonomous vehicle market, we applaud Paul Perrone's focus on innovation and performance-driven autonomy. We share their commitment to advance reliable mobility options for cargo, utility, truck and shuttles," stated Jason Furr, Vice President of Business Development for Roush Industries.
For more information on Perrone Robotics, visit https://www.perronerobotics.com.
Information on Roush Industries may be found at https://www.roush.com/.