New York Mayor launches intelligent speed control for municipal fleet
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to equip 2000 additional municipal vehicles in New York with intelligent speed assistance technology and add pedestrian alerts to 100 school buses.
The initiative aims to reduce speeding and prevent accidents over the next three years as part of the Vision Zero Reimagined safety plan. The intelligent speed assistance system limits a vehicle's acceleration when it exceeds a set speed limit or a threshold established by the Department of City Administrative Services (DCAS).
Unlike automatic braking, this technology restricts the driver's ability to continue accelerating beyond the configured limit to encourage adherence to speed regulations. The expansion follows Executive Order 19, which mandates new safety conditions for the city's fleet, including pedestrian alerts for non-emergency trucks and speed assistance for new vehicle purchases. The city will also install warning devices on approximately 4000 municipal trucks by June 2029.
Additionally, the DCAS partnered with New York City School Bus Umbrella Services (Nycsbus) to test pedestrian alerts on 100 school buses. These devices emit audible warnings linked to turn signals to alert pedestrians and cyclists of the bus's maneuvers. The city currently monitors over 30,000 municipal vehicles and school buses using the Fleet Real Time Tracking Office (FORT).
