• Automated Stop Announcements • System must be able to perform audible and visual announcements of bus stops inside of the bus, as well as audible announcements outside of the bus by way of the exterior speaker ▪ Announcements must be determined to be satisfactory by the Americans with Disabilities Association (ADA) ▪ Announcements must be able to be made at a predetermined distance from a bus stop ▪ The distance where the triggered announcement occurs should be variable by bus stop to HDPT’s preference ▪ Announcements and interior passenger signs must be able to be customized to HDPT’s preference ▪ Offeror will explain in detail how audio and visual announcements are created, maintained, and changed for the system including who is responsible and/or capable of making changes to announcements • System should be able to have a procedure that public service announcements, service alerts, and/or advertisements can be triggered at predetermined locations by HDPT ▪ If such a procedure is present, Offeror should explain in detail what the procedure is as well as who is responsible and/or capable of creating the announcements ▪ System should be able to somehow notify the operator that an announcement was not performed ▪ System should allow for the volume of the announcements to be easily adjustable for each vehicle ▪ System should allow for the announcements to be played through all speakers of the bus, including the driver speaker • Infotainment ▪ System must include infotainment screens for interior of buses. ▪ Screens must be able to provide details on current route progress ▪ Screens must additionally have space for non-route information (such as alerts, announcements, advertisements, etc.) ▪ Screens must display the date/time
