A passenger vehicle has a framework reconstructed from a vehicle chassis that is original manufacturing equipment. The vehicle includes an internal support structure comprising a central support section between a forward support section and a rearward support section. The central support section is closer to ground that the forward and rearward support sections. A front wheel assembly near the front of the vehicle extends across and is supported by the forward support section, and a rear wheel assembly near the rear of the vehicle extends across and is supported by the rearward support section. A passenger compartment framework is elevated above the central support structure, and a baggage compartment framework is beneath the passenger compartment framework. The baggage compartment framework includes a baggage opening in each opposed side of the vehicle, thereby providing access to an unobstructed storage zone that enables baggage to be placed in the storage zone from one side of the vehicle through one baggage opening and removed from the storage zone from the other side of the vehicle through the other baggage opening.

A bodywork structure for a body for a public transport vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle or a road transport vehicle, for example a guided road transport vehicle, including a wall extending in a longitudinal direction, the wall including at least one cavity extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein the cavity forms a passage for a fluid under pressure, for example a gas under pressure.

A bodywork structure for a body for a public transport vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle or a road transport vehicle, for example a guided road transport vehicle, including a wall extending in a longitudinal direction, the wall including at least one cavity extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein the cavity forms a passage for a fluid under pressure, for example a gas under pressure.

A vehicle configured to provide a mobility service of transporting a passenger by autonomous traveling includes a gesture detecting device configured to detect a person's gesture outside the vehicle and a service end determining unit configured to determine whether the passenger has approved of an end of the mobility service. The service end determining unit determines that the passenger has approved of the end of the mobility service when the gesture detecting device has detected a specific gesture while the vehicle is stopped.

A vehicle configured to provide a mobility service of transporting a passenger by autonomous traveling includes a gesture detecting device configured to detect a person's gesture outside the vehicle and a service end determining unit configured to determine whether the passenger has approved of an end of the mobility service. The service end determining unit determines that the passenger has approved of the end of the mobility service when the gesture detecting device has detected a specific gesture while the vehicle is stopped.

An emergency egress system for a multi-passenger vehicle such as a school bus (10) includes a housing (30) that operatively supports a ramp (34) in movable connection therewith. Opening an emergency exit door (18) of the bus causes a housing door (24) to open and the ramp to move outwardly from a retracted position toward an extended position. Opening the emergency exit door also causes the suspension of the bus to be automatically lowered to place the emergency exit opening (16) closer to the ground (166).

A bus structure, optionally an electric bus structure for one hundred passengers or more. The bus structure includes: a passenger compartment, a side wall with a vertical post and delimiting the passenger compartment, a horizontal support, a vertical handleor stanchionalong the vertical post and projecting from the horizontal support, a strut projecting from the vertical post to the horizontal support, and a floor structure of reduced thickness. The strut defines a triangle with the wheel housing and the vertical post. The strut is straight or curved.

A bus structure, optionally an electric bus structure for one hundred passengers or more. The bus structure includes: a passenger compartment, a side wall with a vertical post and delimiting the passenger compartment, a horizontal support, a vertical handleor stanchionalong the vertical post and projecting from the horizontal support, a strut projecting from the vertical post to the horizontal support, and a floor structure of reduced thickness. The strut defines a triangle with the wheel housing and the vertical post. The strut is straight or curved.

An articulated electric bus includes two units with: a passenger compartment including a main floor forming a low and thin platform with a planar surface extending over the majority of the width of the passenger compartment, a wheel housing adjacent to the planar surface, a longitudinal row of seat places on the wheel housing, and a driving wheel which is housed in the wheel housing under the longitudinal row of seats. The driving wheel defines a rotation axis and includes an electric engine, and a rim with a rim top above the planar surface. The driving wheel is vertically movable with respect to the planar surface, and the wheel housing actually receives a pair or a couple of driving wheels.

An articulation system (1) for interconnecting first and second vehicle units of an articulated road vehicle comprises a central element (2) including a vertical cylinder with left and right arcuate walls (4) extending between two facing openings. First and second interconnecting structures (5) are joined to the central element (2) and are adapted to be respectively attached to the first and second vehicle units on opposed sides of the central element (2). Each interconnecting structure has a pitch joint member (5a) and a yaw joint member (5b). The pitch joint member (5a) has a frame (7) perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a corresponding one of the first and second vehicle units and a pitch hinge mechanism (6) at a floor level to interconnect with the corresponding one of the first and second vehicle units. The yaw joint member (5b) has a frame (8) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the corresponding one of the first and second vehicle units and left and right arcuate walls juxtaposed to the left and right arcuate walls (4) of the vertical cylinder and rotatable therearound. The frame (7) of the pitch joint member (5a) and the frame (8) of the yaw joint member (5b) are juxtaposed and mechanically linked to jointly form a planar roll joint mechanism.