Driven by urbanization, travel demands have become increasingly diversified, with people's requirements shifting from economy and speed to comfort and intelligence. This has posed new challenges for public transport and bus manufacturing companies, with microcirculation buses and customized buses emerging as solutions.

Golden Dragon ASTAR, developed by Golden Dragon over the years as a 6-meter microcirculation bus, has been a hit since its launch. With sales exceeding 3,500 units, it has become the preferred choice in many markets, including urban communities, metro connections, characteristic towns, scenic spot tours, and customized bus services. In the recent "6th Winning the Future - Commercial Vehicles and Components" awards, Golden Dragon ASTAR won the "Popular Internet Celebrity Bus Award" with overwhelming popularity.

Unlike traditional buses with fixed schedules, stops, and routes, Golden Dragon ASTAR's transport tasks can be summarized as "non-fixed routes, non-fixed stops, immediate response, and fast direct access." This not only provides passengers with optimal routes and the shortest distances but also reduces empty runs and wasted transport capacity.

The flexibility and maneuverability of the bus are attributed to its compact size. With a length of 6 meters, a width of 2 meters, and a small turning radius, Golden Dragon ASTAR can navigate freely through narrow streets and alleys where regular buses struggle. In dense urban traffic and pedestrian-heavy community areas, the bus's 360-degree surround view system assists the driver in observing all directions, preventing blind spots from causing danger and ensuring safe driving.

Urban microcirculation requires immediate response, and as a pure electric product, Golden Dragon ASTAR has fully considered battery life. Its compact body carries a 90-degree large battery, allowing for daily double charging, daily single charging, or bi-daily charging based on route conditions, without disrupting operations.

Adaptability to urban life is one reason for Golden Dragon ASTAR's popularity. Another reason is that it meets new niche market demands, such as temporary group travel for department team-building activities and transportation for educational and training institutions. Golden Dragon ASTAR is the earliest level-one step model launched in the domestic 6-meter pure electric bus market, making it easy for the "one old, one young" combination, such as grandparents picking up children, to board. During peak travel times, the electric sliding door opens to a net width of 1.35 meters, making it easier for passengers to board and disembark.

Intelligence Empowers ASTAR to Illuminate Future Travel

Among numerous 6-meter microcirculation bus products, Golden Dragon ASTAR has become an internet celebrity model not only by solving practical problems but also by actively exploring beyond the horizon.

Golden Dragon ASTAR features a dual-direction dual-control mode, supporting both manual operation by the driver and autonomous driving control, with seamless switching between the two modes. Within legal limits, such as on fixed roads or in closed parks, the bus can fully achieve SAE Level 4 autonomous driving. The system can plan the driving route in real-time based on road conditions and will stop or change lanes to avoid pedestrians, regular obstacles, parked vehicles, and slow-moving vehicles. Upon reaching the destination, the autonomous driving system can complete autonomous parking based on high-precision maps, bringing advanced features commonly found in pure electric passenger cars to buses.

Currently, Golden Dragon ASTAR has been operating in autonomous transportation projects in Wuzhen, Hangzhou Information Port Town, Suzhou High-Speed Rail New Area, Erdos, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Beijing, Xiamen, Dali, and other locations, with over 500 vehicles promoted, benefiting a wider range of people with the convenience and efficiency brought by technology.

Source : www.chinabuses.org

Editor : Isabella

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