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On August 1st, Higer Intelligent Bus Operation & Industrial Transformation Seminar was held in Chongqing. At the seminar, Higer exchanged views and held in-depth discussions with local bus operators, aiming to grasp new opportunities and further upgrade its business.
In addition, Higer brought its Haiyue, Sea-Lion and Sea-Star series intelligent buses on display, targeting at different sectors of tourist transport market. With more travel comforts for passengers and higher safety standards, Higer intelligent buses are set to upgrade the passenger transport market in Chongqing. In the meantime, Higer G-BOS III intelligent operation systems, which help bus operators significantly cut their operation costs, improve the operation efficiency of vehicles, correct the bad driving habits, and lower fuel costs, are ready to inject new dynamics to the transport market in China.
In recent years, the number of private cars has been on a fast rise. Moreover, bullet trains, car-sharing APPs such as Uber, and civil aviation are all posing unprecedented threats to the road passenger transport market. Against such a backdrop, how to upgrade their development mode and adapt to the new market situation are the pressing issues faced by all bus operators.
Yan Xinliang, Deputy Director of China Transport News Agency Transport Center
At the seminar, participants all agree that the tourist transport market is the new driving force in the passenger transport market. Yan Xinliang, Deputy Director of China Transport News Agency Transport Center, proposes that under the new circumstances, all bus operators must pay close attention to the changing market, roll out tailor-made services and better allocate their resources. He also points out that bus operators should grasp the opportunities brought by the booming tourism industry and add new functions to traditional bus terminals so as to attract more passengers.
“In the face of current situations, we have taken two concrete measures. One is to replace our large buses with small ones to meet the specific needs of different customers. The other is to increase our transport capacity in the ‘last-mile’ transport area”, reveals Cheng Guang, Director of Chongqing Road Transport (Group) Co., Ltd.
To better help its customers, Higer officially rolled out its first generation intelligent bus Haiyue in May this year. Measuring 11 meters in length, Haiyue has realized upgrading its safety standards in 17 areas and travel comfort standards in ten. Built by state-of-art production facilities, such as robots for welding, Haiyue is equpped with more passenger friendly seats, multi-functional wheel, integrated switches, digital dashboard, panoramic viewing system, driving fatigue alarming system, and lane deviation alarming system. Thus, the vehicle has maximized driving and traveling comforts for both drivers and passengers.
Sea-lion series buses, another series of fist products of Higer, inherit the elegance and quality standards of Scania Higer. All equipped with monocoque body structures, state-of-art technologies, new materials, they all achieve high fuel economy thanks to Higer EST engine fuel saving technology. Sea-star, a seven-meter business vehicle, is a tailor-made bus for fixed route passenger transport market. Delivering powerful performances and achieving high safety standards, It is another star product of Higer.
It is also worth mentioning that all Higer buses are equipped with G-BOS III intelligent operation systems. With an unrivaled market presence, Higer G-BOS III bus intelligent operation system is based on the latest vehicle of internet technologies and boasts over 2,000 customers across China. Working on over 110,000 vehicles, the system has an information data flow of over 100 Gigabyte each day, creating more add-value for both Higer and its customers.