My city bus just had an onboard computer crash and shutdown while travelling

NoblePath
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:43:52 +0000

Title says it all. Panels went dark and motor shutoff while bus was still in motion. Driver did a great job and brakes did not fail. No injuries.

I tried to capture reboot sequence but fumbled my phone :(. Mildly distressing that this is a thing that happens…

Edit

Note this happened twice in a row. The first time eveything powered down completely. The driver stopped the bus, waited a minute, rebooted and off we went. The second time, lights stayed on, but everything else blipped. Deiver restarted engine (presumably for ac) and radioed for help.

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