Juntos por caminos más seguros, Anheuser-Busch es el primero en unirse al piloto de vehículos conectados de la ciudad de Nueva York

La nueva asociación público-privada apoya los objetivos de la Ciudad Visión Cero

De izquierda a derecha: David Braunstein, Presidente de Juntos por una Carretera Más Segura; César Vargas, Vicepresidente de Asuntos Legales y Corporativos de Anheuser-Busch; Keith Kerman, Jefe de Flota y Comisionado Adjunto del Departamento de Servicios Administrativos y de la Ciudad de Nueva York; Mohamed Talas, Director de Ingeniería de Sistemas del Departamento de Transporte de la Ciudad de Nueva York; Ellen McDermott, Co-Directora Ejecutiva Interina de Alternativas de Transporte

NUEVA YORK - Durante el lanzamiento de la campaña de las Naciones Unidas? Quinta Semana Mundial de la Seguridad Vial, los líderes internacionales celebraron una reunión informativa para reconocer el liderazgo de la ciudad de Nueva York en Visión Cero y comprometer su apoyo a la misma. Together for Safer Roads y sus miembros, incluyendo Anheuser-Busch, apoyarán al Piloto de Vehículos Conectados de la Ciudad de Nueva York: Anheuser-Busch está equipando su flota local con tecnología de vehículos conectados para probar las alertas de los conductores y otras medidas de seguridad.

El programa Vision Zero de la ciudad de Nueva York es único en los EE.UU. en su compromiso con la seguridad de la flota y en el apoyo empresarial a la misma. El Departamento de Servicios Administrativos de la Ciudad... Plan de Transición de Flota Segura es la estrategia de la ciudad para hacer que la flota municipal sea consistente con el objetivo de la Visión Cero del Alcalde de Blasio de eliminar las muertes y lesiones graves de tráfico en la ciudad para el 2024. El Piloto de Vehículos Conectados de la Ciudad de Nueva York proporciona una oportunidad bien definida para que las flotas privadas apoyen este objetivo. Pocas ciudades de Visión Cero, si es que hay alguna, tienen formas similares para que los negocios se asocien proactivamente en este trabajo.

While civic leadership is absolutely essential to achieving Vision Zero, ultimately it will not happen without robust participation from all sectors, especially businesses.  Knowledge sharing and public-private partnerships like this one have long been hallmarks of the United Nations. In addition to bringing connected vehicle technology to new use cases, private sector participation in the pilot will help chart the way to bringing proven safety interventions to scale.

?New York City?s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is proud to partner with NYC DOT and represent New York City?one of only three test sites in the nation?as part of the U.S. DOT?s Connected Vehicle Pilot Program. Through Mayor Bill de Blasio?s Vision Zero Program, we are reducing traffic deaths and making the city?s streets safer for everyone. We believe the Connected Vehicle program will take us even further and make our fleets and streets even safer,? said La comisaria de la DCAS, Lisette Camilo.

?As part of the Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries, the New York City Department of Transportation has several initiatives to make the vehicles in our fleet and from the MTA and the Taxi & Limousine Commission more intelligent when it comes to being alert about nearby traffic conflicts,” said Mohamad Talas, Director de Ingeniería de Sistemas del Departamento de Transporte de la ciudad de Nueva York.  “These initiatives include the Connected Vehicle pilot in cooperation with the US Department of Transportation, which uses wireless communications technology in vehicles and on infrastructure to alert drivers to roadway hazards and help them avoid collisions. We thank the  Department of Citywide Administrative Services and Together for Safer Roads for their leadership on fleet safety.?

?Our coalition of socially-minded businesses salutes the leadership of Mayor de Blasio and his administration in eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries,? said Dave Braunstein, Presidente de Juntos por una Carretera más Segura. ?By fostering this public-private partnership, TSR?s members can learn from the City?s best practices and share our network?s with New York and cities around the world.?

?Anheuser-Busch is a leading member of the New York City business community, and it?s our responsibility to invest in programs that make the roads safer for all,? said César Vargas, Vicepresidente de Asuntos Legales y Corporativos de Anheuser-Busch. ?We are proud to be the first private sector company taking part in the NYC Connected Vehicle Pilot, and we look forward to sharing data and learnings with the City and researchers.?

?Working towards the goal of zero fatalities and injuries from road traffic crashes requires concerted efforts and partnerships from all sectors. We applaud the City of New York?s Connected Vehicle Pilot that brings together public private partnerships and innovative measures in meeting the shared goal of vision zero? Alex Mejía, Director de la División para el Pueblo, UNITAR.

“Along with smart transportation policy and safe street designs, connected vehicle technology is an important tool in the effort to eliminate traffic deaths,” said Alternativas de Transporte Directora Ejecutiva Interina Ellen McDermott. “We’re pleased to partner with Together for Safer Roads, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Transportation to make sure that the vehicles using New York City streets are as safe as they possibly can be.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio launched New York City?s Vision Zero Program in 2014, and it is becoming a national model. Since 2013, traffic fatalities have dropped 34-percent to the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1910. Like many cities in the United States and around the world, traffic is a leading cause of injury death in New York City, it is an especially likely way for school-aged children and seniors to die, and vulnerable road users make up more than 50-percent traffic fatalities. New York is demonstrating that traffic deaths are preventable.

El Programa Piloto de Vehículos Conectados, gestionado por la Oficina del Programa Conjunto de Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte (ITS JPO) del Departamento de Transporte de los Estados Unidos (U.S. DOT), es un esfuerzo nacional para desplegar, probar y activar tecnologías móviles y de carretera y permitir múltiples aplicaciones de vehículos conectados. El piloto se centra en el desarrollo y despliegue de más de 15 aplicaciones de seguridad para proporcionar advertencias a los automovilistas al volante. La ciudad de Nueva York es uno de los tres sitios piloto de vehículos conectados. Los otros son Tampa y Wyoming.

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SOBRE JUNTOS PARA CARRETERAS MÁS SEGURAS

Together for Safer Roads is a global NGO that works with government, businesses and community stakeholders on local projects, fleet safety management and technology initiatives to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths. TSR was started in conjunction with the UN?s Decade of Road Safety and has partners around the world. TSR?s members include AB InBev, AIG, AT&T, CalAmp, Republic Services, Lyft, Ericsson, GM, iHeartMedia, Octo Telematics, Geotab, PepsiCo, UPS, Walmart and others. Learn more at www.togetherforsaferroads.org.

SOBRE ANHEUSER-BUSCH

For more than 165 years, Anheuser-Busch has been woven into the cultural fabric of the United States, carrying on a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Today, we own and operate 23 breweries, 29 distributorships and 23 agricultural and packaging facilities, and have more than 18,000 colleagues across the United States. We are home to several of America?s most recognizable beer brands, including Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA and Stella Artois, as well as a number of regional brands that provide beer drinkers with a choice of the best-tasting craft beers in the industry.

Desde programas de consumo responsable y donaciones de agua potable de emergencia hasta esfuerzos de sostenibilidad líderes en la industria, nos guía nuestro compromiso inquebrantable de apoyar a las comunidades que llamamos hogar.

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