Mr. Douglas Dyment reports

GATEKEEPER SUPPORTS TRANSPORT CANADA'S NEW MANDATE FOR CAMERAS ON SCHOOL BUSES

Gatekeeper Systems Inc. has supported Transport Canada's new regulation mandating that perimeter visibility systems be installed on all new school buses as a feature to improve school bus safety. In addition, the regulation also introduced requirements for the installation of infraction cameras for manufacturers who wish to voluntarily install them on buses.

The Transport Canada regulation came into effect Dec. 18, 2024, and all new school buses will be equipped with perimeter visibility systems as of Nov. 1, 2027. Transport Canada estimates the cost of the regulation to be $196-million in present value between 2024 and 2036 and estimates 65,105 school buses will be affected by 2036. These measures follow a 2020 Report of the Task Force on School Bus Safety, which recommended new measures to protect children outside the school bus, where they face the greatest risk.

Gatekeeper was selected as a pilot project supplier for testing in this initiative in April, 2021, and installed 360 Surround Vision and Student Protector systems on pilot project school buses in British Columbia and Ontario.

Gatekeeper's 360 Surround Vision is a perimeter visibility system which provides a surround view of the school bus and is automatically activated when the bus is reversing or making side turns. The surround view is displayed on a specialized rear-view mirror system allowing drivers to monitor school children all around the bus.

Gatekeeper's Student Protector is an infraction camera solution specifically designed to record and target vehicles that illegally pass a school bus when the stop arm is deployed and captures licence plate information day or night up to four lanes from a school bus.

"Gatekeeper applauds this new Transport Canada regulation to improve school bus safety," commented Doug Dyment, Gatekeeper's president and chief executive officer. "We have supported the task force on school bus safety from its early beginnings as a pilot project provider showcasing our innovative 360 Surround Vision and Student Protector solutions and we look forward to working with Canadian school districts and school bus manufacturers on the implementation of this important regulation."

About Gatekeeper Systems Inc.

Gatekeeper is a leading provider of intelligent video and data solutions designed to provide a safer transportation environment for children, passengers and public safety personnel on multiple transportation modes. The company uses AI (artificial intelligence), video analytics and mobile data collectors to interconnect public transportation assets within a Smart City ecosystem. The company's platform-as-a-service (PaaS) business model is centred around wirelessly enabled mobile data collectors which forms the foundation of the company's data company evolution.

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