Perrone Robotics, Inc.  

Crozet,  VA 
United States
http://www.perronerobotics.com

• Booth: 3127

Perrone is a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle systems. The company delivers mobility excellence via TONY® (short for "TO Navigate You"), a vehicle independent retrofit kit for use in the autonomous transit of people and goods in geo-fenced and localized operations. TONY embeds inside any vehicle type for any job application to provide a complete "artificial driver" solution that brings full autonomy in a safety certifiable framework. Proven, piloted and in commercial production, Perrone autonomous vehicle systems help commercial, governmental, campus, hospitality, logistics and community transit customers increase transportation efficiencies, enhance safety, and accelerate zero-emission electric vehicle deployment. @perronerobotics

 Press Releases

• Perrone Robotics Hires International Transportation and Transit Veteran Joseph Holmes as Vice President of Global Business Development (20210816)
  CROZET, Va., Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrone Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and turnkey vehicle solutions for the mobility of people and things, today announced the hire of respected transit and AV mobility veteran, Joseph Holmes, as the company's VP, Global Business Development. Holmes brings over 16 years of experience in global sales within the transit and transportation industry with a focus on AV innovation and electric (zero-emission) deployments for passenger, goods, and material handling. Perrone Robotics’ new VP of Global Business Development, Joseph Holmes Perrone Robotics’ new VP of Global Business Development, Joseph Holmes In his role at Perrone Robotics, Holmes will lead the company's sales efforts to expand AV customer deployments and focus on end-to-end mobility solutions to increase efficiencies across the transit and transportation value chain. Holmes joins Perrone after recently serving as director of sales for North America for EasyMile where he was responsible for driving sales activity and increasing the number of active deployments in North America. "We are always looking to bring on the absolute best talent to help us continuously innovate to meet the increasing demands for AV deployments across commercial, industrial and government sectors," said Paul Perrone, founder and chief executive officer of Perrone Robotics. "Joe's understanding of the autonomous vehicle space and comprehensive understanding of the customer requirements represent a vital asset to our growth strategy. His addition to our senior leadership team has a direct impact on our ability to serve customers both in the United States and internationally. Joe will play a key role to help us establish Perrone Robotics as the reliable fully autonomous mobility solution of choice." "I'm really excited to be joining Perrone Robotics' market-leading team. I look forward to bringing my passion for the product and experience of the industry to help drive innovation and the business forward," stated Joseph Holmes, VP of Global Business Development. Holmes joins the Perrone Robotics team during a high-growth period for the company with recent announcements on the expansion of secondary facilities at the American Center for Mobility (ACM), and capital investment from Capstone Holdings Inc. Over the past few months, the company has hired and promoted professionals both in-office and in work-from-home positions across the country. Visit the Perrone Robotics team at AUVSI Xponential 2021 in Atlanta — August 16 through 19 at booth #3127 to meet the team and hear more about the "autonomous vehicle technology of choice" – Perrone's TONY Retrofit kit. About Perrone Robotics, Inc. Perrone is a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle systems. The company delivers mobility excellence via TONY® (short for "TO Navigate You"), a vehicle independent retrofit kit for use in the autonomous transit of people and goods in geo-fenced and localized operations. TONY embeds inside any vehicle 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. The company also offers a portfolio of existing turnkey autonomous shuttles and vehicles pre-integrated with the TONY retrofit kit. Learn more www.perronerobotics.com or follow us @perronerobotics. Media Inquiries: 104 West Partners perrone@104west.com SOURCE Perrone Robotics Inc

• Perrone Robotics, Inc. Completes A Series Of Complex Operational Design Domain Demonstrations For Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads (20210816)
  Maryland Autonomous Corridor Project Event and Virginia Neighborhood Customer Demonstrations Showcase the Performance of Perrone Autonomy CROZET, Va., June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrone Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and turnkey vehicle solutions for the mobility of people and things, successfully completed a series of public road demonstrations in the city of Westminster, Md., as part of an event hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) Autonomous Corridor Project. Following the success achieved in Maryland, a week later the company conducted back-to-back public road tests for customers with a GreenPower AV Star zero-emission transit shuttle, and a Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV), both integrated with Perrone Autonomy (these vehicles are slated for customer deployment later this summer for use in municipal and university transit applications). GreenPower’s AV Star Demo shuttle retrofitted with Perrone Robotics’ TONY GreenPower’s AV Star Demo shuttle retrofitted with Perrone Robotics’ TONY Westminster, Md. Demonstration For the MAGIC Autonomous Corridor Project event, the on-road demonstrations were conducted with GreenPower Motor Company's AV Star – the world's first and only fully autonomous, all-electric, ADA compliant, FMVSS certified and Buy American shuttle integrated with Perrone Robotics' autonomous vehicle retrofit kit, TONY. Perrone Robotics developed the complex operational design domain (ODD) route with the approval of the Maryland Department of Transportation, the City of Westminster Police Department, county government officials and various other public stakeholders. The complex ODD route required the AV shuttle to successfully navigate a designated neighborhood, left and right turns, around a city park, a 4-way stop and through a historic city neighborhood. "Perrone was able to deploy its AVs over a two-day period across Westminster, Md., in an impressive proof of concept demonstration," said Graham Dodge, executive director at MAGIC. "The vehicles performed flawlessly on our public roads and represent a promising milestone for autonomous transportation." Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle County Regional Demonstration In addition to the ODD demonstration in Maryland, Perrone Robotics also completed a series of demonstrations in the Charlottesville, Va. area, that included multiple roundabouts, a stop-off at a post office, busy town intersections and county roads. Perrone's Autonomy provides a scalable solution built around a patented full-stack platform, MAX®, the TONY® (short for "TO Navigate You") retrofit kit and a safety certifiable framework, Perrone's Safety Watchdog. The result is an AV retrofit kit that integrates seamlessly into any vehicle for any job applications for use in the autonomous transit of people and goods in geo-fenced and localized operations. Customers are able to accelerate the global deployment of autonomous vehicle fleet solutions across their gas-powered, diesel and electric passenger and cargo shuttles. Perrone Robotics received national recognition several years ago for technically reaching Level 5 autonomy in its 2019 public road demonstrations in Albemarle County, Virginia. The company operated for several months throughout the summer and fall on public roads with zero driver interventions. For more information and the results, please visit: https://www.perronerobotics.com/news/county-shuttle-report. Today the company continues to build on that success with over 30 vehicle types outfitted, 40,000 autonomous miles driven, additional patents and AV applications. Perrone has additional AV transit, cargo and delivery shuttles under development and will be ready for use in public fleets by late summer 2021. "We have been operating in a driverless fashion with our autonomy since 2005, including the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge," stated Paul Perrone, founder and CEO of Perrone Robotics. "It's great to see our pioneering research take hold as a reliable commercial solution that's deployable now." Autono-MaaS Performance milestones like these and continued collaboration with automated mobility service providers are crucial to developing the emerging Autono-MaaS (autonomous-mobility as a service) marketplace. Through real-world demonstrations with Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs), and large shuttles, cargo and delivery vehicles integrated with Perrone Robotics, the company continues to prove that reliable AV technology can help provide innovative mobility and access options for transit and transportation solutions providers. About Perrone Robotics, Inc. Perrone is a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle systems. The company delivers mobility excellence via TONY® (short for "TO Navigate You"), a vehicle independent retrofit kit for use in the autonomous transit of people and goods in geo-fenced and localized operations. TONY embeds inside any vehicle 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. The company also offers a portfolio of existing turnkey autonomous shuttles and vehicles pre-integrated with the TONY retrofit kit. Learn more at www.perronerobotics.com or follow us @perronerobotics.

• Perrone Robotics and Tropos Technologies Announce Partnership to Develop Fully Autonomous Electric Compact Utility Vehicles (20210818)
  CROZET, Va., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrone Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle technology and turnkey vehicle solutions for the mobility of people and things, and Tropos Motors, a Silicon Valley based cleantech compact electric vehicle manufacturer and supplier, today announced a partnership to produce a series of fully autonomous, electric low speed vehicles (e-LSVs) and trucks. TroposMotors_ Perrone_Utility AV Model(s) TroposMotors_ Perrone_Utility AV Model(s) The new vehicle platform will combine Perrone's TONY® (short for "To Navigate You") autonomous vehicle (AV) retrofit kit that embeds into any vehicle type for any job, with Tropos Motors' (Tropos) innovative full line of all-electric, street-legal vehicles, including the Tropos Motors ABLE™ full line of durable, versatile and available eCUVs™ (electric Commercial Utility Vehicles). The result is a market-driven compact utility AV solution that works across a wide range of industries including – cargo, delivery, agricultural, industrial, municipal and campus transportation applications. Future platforms in development will include a series of emergency and first-responder solutions that will be available later this year. Lowering the Barriers to Entry to Fully Autonomous and Electric Fleets The innovations in EV technology have fundamentally disrupted the transportation and transit space. Perrone's reliable, performance-driven TONY AV retrofit kit will pair with the Tropos EV platform to offer mobility solutions including last-mile delivery of products and food, various trades and utility uses, as well as off-highway and on-campus usage. Tropos vehicles can operate in extremely tight quarters with a short wheelbase and turning radius for indoors, outdoors and off-road. This operability opens up new channels to deploy and extend across various applications. Perrone's autonomy provides a scalable solution built around a patented full-stack platform and a safety certifiable framework. The result is an AV retrofit kit that integrates seamlessly into any vehicle for any job application for use in the autonomous transit of people and goods in geo-fenced and localized operations. Customers are able to accelerate the global deployment of autonomous vehicle fleet solutions across their gas-powered, diesel and electric passenger and cargo shuttles. The partnership will include the delivery of Perrone's reliable core TONY autonomous vehicle driverless system, the licensing of software, and the provision of related services. "The demand for reliable and proven AV solutions in today's mobility market continues to expand. By partnering with Tropos, we're able to jointly offer customers a solution for transit of goods across a wide variety of applications that is tested, scalable and sustainable," said Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics. "Integrating the Tropos novel payload adaptable vehicle platform with Perrone's fully autonomous technology delivers a new kind of option for customers who need cost-effective and scalable solutions across their cargo and delivery model. The collaboration results in an accelerated production pathway to meet the increasing demand for Electric Low Speed Vehicle (e-LSV) applications across industries." "Our best-in-class electric vehicles coupled with Perrone's turnkey, drop-in AV solution helps our customers transition to more cost-effective and environmentally friendly fleets simply and quickly. Autonomous eLSVs are becoming increasingly important to the market given the zero emissions and reduced total cost of ownership when compared to traditional fleet vehicles," said John Bautista, founder and CEO of Tropos Technologies. The partnership announcement comes weeks after Perrone completed a series of complex operational design domain demonstrations (ODD) for autonomous vehicles on public roads. Perrone will announce another municipality customer contract for several autonomous and electric vehicles in the coming months. Visit the Perrone Robotics team at AUVSI Xponential 2021 in Atlanta — August 16 through 19. Perrone will be at booth #3127 and will showcase its TONY Retrofit kit. About Perrone Robotics, Inc. Perrone is a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle systems. The company delivers mobility excellence via TONY® (short for "TO Navigate You"), a vehicle independent retrofit kit for use in the autonomous transit of people and goods in geo-fenced and localized operations. TONY embeds inside any vehicle type for any job applications 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. The company also offers a portfolio of existing turnkey autonomous shuttles and vehicles pre-integrated with the TONY retrofit kit. Learn more at https://www.perronerobotics.com or follow us @perronerobotics. About Tropos Technologies, Inc. and Tropos Motors Tropos Technologies, Inc. is a Silicon Valley-based startup that manufacturers and distributes all-electric, street-legal vehicles, specializing in utility e-LSVs – electric low-speed vehicles – and trucks under the Tropos Motors brand. These vehicles are designed for corporate, fleet, first-responder, agriculture, last-mile delivery, and construction applications. Tropos employs the latest EV technology, experienced engineering, and modern design aesthetics. The Tropos Motors ABLE™ is a full line of durable, versatile, and available eCUVs (electric Compact Utility Vehicles). The Tropos Motors product line is capable of handling large payloads and towing capacities and can operate in extremely tight quarters with a short wheelbase and turning radius. Tropos Motors eCUVs can be operated indoors, outdoors, and off-road. Available in countless configurations, their trucks are ready to work as hard as you do, no matter the job. For more information, please visit http://tropostech.com. Contact Eric Becker 104 West Partners for Perrone Robotics, Inc. eric.becker@104west.com Contact Angela Maximo Tropos Technologies angela@troposmotors.com SOURCE Perrone Robotics Inc