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On 18 March 1895, at 6:25 in the morning, the world’s first motor bus line opened between Siegen, Netphen and Deuz. The vehicle was a Benz Landauer. It had eight seats, a one-cylinder engine of five horsepower, and fifteen kilometres of bad road ahead of it. On the steepest hill, the passengers had ...

MAN’s automated 12-metre Lion’s City E has started running on public roads in Munich, marking a new phase of the MINGA autonomous public transport project. The electric bus has been operating since early September on route 178 between Petuelring and Freimanner Hölzl, with passenger trials involving ...

A 900-metre route through an Alpine village, gradients of up to 21 per cent and streets crowded with pedestrians. In Alpbach, Austria, ÖBB Postbus and Otokar have put a Level 4 autonomous electric bus into passenger operation, offering a practical look at what it takes to move from autonomous bus tr...

Daimler Buses plans to open its third public charging location for electric buses at Hamburg Central Bus Station in 2027. The manufacturer has signed a lease agreement with ZOB Hamburg GmbH, with the approval of the municipal owner, and has submitted the building permit application for the installat...

Hyundai Motor will supply 15 Elec City electric buses to Marrakesh, Morocco, as part of an official development assistance project carried out with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The vehicles were handed over during a ceremony at Hyundai Motor’s Jeonju plant in Wanju County, Sou...

FIAA 2026 closed in Madrid with 10,859 professional visitors and 110 exhibiting companies, while international attendance increased by 46% compared with the previous edition. The International Bus and Coach Trade Fair, held at IFEMA MADRID, attracted visitors from 83 countries over its three days, a...

Transport for London has unveiled Buses for London, its new publicly owned bus company, which will begin operations on Route 6 from Park Royal Depot in late 2027. Transport for London (TfL) announced the new operator on 25 September, confirming Park Royal Depot in west London as its first operationa...

The 2026 edition of FIAA in Madrid was held last week. The show brought a series of new bus and coach products, including the 15-metre Irizar i3 electric, the European-homologated Marcopolo–Volvo Paradiso G8, the Iveco Bus eFlexy and a new 13-metre BYD–Castrosua Low Entry, while Farizon and Zeroid m...

Luminator has outlined a transformation strategy focused on integrating its established onboard hardware portfolio with software, data and AI-based technologies for public transport operators. The US-headquartered transportation technology company announced the strategy on September 28, ahead of APT...

Switch Mobility has secured an order from Antony Road Transport Solutions for 840 electric buses to be deployed in Delhi under Phase I of India’s PM E-Drive scheme. The order, announced by Switch Mobility on 28 September, is equally divided between 420 9-metre and 420 12-metre air-conditioned electr...