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DB-backed tech company ioki has been selected as the software partner of the pilot project for autonomous driving in public transport in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Together with the project partners the Canton of Zurich, SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) and the Swiss Transit Lab, ioki is working...

The transport company Transports Publics Fribourgeois (TPF) is entering a partnership with IT provider INIT in order to establish automated processes to support the operations control center: INIT-made RESPONSEassist is expected to reduce the workload of operations control center personnel in managi...

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is integrating data insight from City Mapper in order to identify gaps in service and prioritise investments where they’re needed most. City Mapper’s data outline how people use public transport in the region, and its app sill also be enha...

Autonomous vehicle technology provider May Mobility has entered a partnership with Italian minibus manufacturer Tecnobus, thus extended its portfolio of AV use cases at CES 2025 (live from 7 to 12 January in Las Vegas). The partnership is set to introduce a new autonomous minibus platform based on t...

Autonomous buses and autonomous shuttles: the technology is (almost) ready, the regulatory frameworks not yet, the public not even. But the autonomous bus pilots are multiplying, and several manufacturers already announced autonomous bus fleets launch within a couple years from now. In the meanwhile...

CAVForth autonomous bus project is set to end on 14 February 2025 and will not be renewed following its already planned deadline, as passenger numbers have been lower than those aimed, according to UK trade media Route-One. The project, launched in May 2023, was the first in the UK involving full-si...