A ride on the Oakville Transit bus simulator
Published on June 16, 2011
http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/1046204–a-ride-on-the-oakville-transit-bus-simulator NORTH OAKVILLE TODAY – Consider the size of your living room. Now consider driving your living room down Trafalgar Road. That’s how Oakville Transit Supervisor Doug Hawthorne describes the difficulties of driving a 40-foot bus and after a virtual test drive, this reporter agrees with that metaphor. In order to teach trainee bus drivers … Continued
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Maximizes Training Capability with FAAC Driver Training Simulator
Published on May 2, 2011
Ann Arbor, Michigan – 2 May 2011 – FAAC Incorporated, part of Arotech Corporation’s (NasdaqGM: ARTX) Training and Simulation Division, is pleased to announce the recent delivery of two of its powerful MB-1500 transit simulation systems to the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD). FAAC delivered to CUMTD: Two MB-1500 municipal bus simulators Instructor-controlled desktop simulator … Continued
Simulator provides realistic training for emergencies
Published on January 25, 2011
By Noelle Hunter Staff Writer CNHI The Morehead News Tue Jan 25, 2011 https://themoreheadnews.com/local/x1221301221/Simulator-provides-realistic-training-for-emergencies Jan. 25, 2011 — At any moment, emergency personnel must be ready to respond to a crisis. This means maneuvering through traffic, hazardous road conditions and even around other response teams. The Kentucky Fire Commission trains drivers to navigate these conditions … Continued
FAAC Grant Assistance Program Now Available for Public Safety
Published on January 19, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ann Arbor, Michigan – 19 January 2011 – FAAC Incorporated is pleased to announce its participation in a program to link emergency response and public safety departments with grant funding opportunities. In today’s tough economic environment, dollars are scarce and many city and county budgets are being cut and large capital expenditures … Continued
Like the real thing: Rochester police take a spin with FAAC and IES Simulators
Published on December 6, 2010
By Jake O’Donnell — Monday, December 6, 2010 – http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101206/GJNEWS_01/712069906&template=RochesterRegion ROCHESTER — Police training in the Lilac City could soon get a 21st-century advantage. Representatives from Michigan-based FAAC Inc. and IES Interactive Training were on hand at Rochester Police Headquarters Wednesday demonstrating their products, which included a video game-like simulator for driving and another, projector-based … Continued
New center in Nokesville to give N.Va. police road training
Published on November 4, 2010
By Jennifer Buske Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 4, 2010 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/01/AR2010110106134.html Members of numerous Northern Virginia law enforcement agencies will soon have a new training facility designed to help prepare them for everything they encounter on Virginia roads. Prince William police officer Erika Hernandez practices a pursuit in a driving simulator at the new … Continued
Philadelphia Fire Department Unveils Driver Training Simulator Lab Earns Federal Recognition as Example to Other Departments
Published on June 21, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ann Arbor, Michigan – 21 June 2010 – The Philadelphia Fire Department hosted an open house of its new driving simulator lab, and four FAAC emergency response simulators were the guests of honor. FAAC Incorporated recently delivered three ER-1500 and one PS-1500 driver trainer simulators at the Philadelphia Fire Department training academy … Continued
Purpose-Built Simulator Wins CA POST Contract FAAC’s LE-1500 a Game-Changer in Simulator Market
Published on June 1, 2010
Purpose-Built Simulator Wins CA POST Contract FAAC’s LE-1500 a Game-Changer in Simulator Market After a recent national study proved the value of using simulators in driver training to save lives and reduce accidents, the state of California has awarded a contract to populate the state with law enforcement driving simulators that will make it a … Continued
FAAC Incorporated receives $10.3 Million Award to Supply Law Enforcement Driving Simulators to the State of California
Published on November 12, 2009
Ann Arbor, Michigan – November 12, 2009 – FAAC Incorporated, part of Arotech Corporation’s (NasdaqGM: ARTX) Training and Simulation Division, has received an award valued at $10.3M from the California Department of General Services (DGS) to supply Law Enforcement Driving Simulators to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training (CA POST). FAAC will … Continued
FAAC Subsidiary receives $1.2M Award from the Maryland Aviation Administration to Manufacture Advanced Airport Driver Training Simulator
Published on February 27, 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan – February 27, 2008 –– Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX) announced today that its Training and Simulation Division, through its FAAC Incorporated subsidiary, has been awarded a $1.2 million contract from the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA). Through an exhaustive search process, the MAA has chosen FAAC to build a custom driver training simulator … Continued