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Masabi has been awarded a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract, enabling more than 50,000 public agencies across the US and Canada to procure its fare collection technology through a pre-competed purchasing framework. Masabi has announced that its Justride fare collection platform is now avail...

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has received the first Nova Bus LFSe+ battery-electric bus from an order of 147 vehicles scheduled for delivery through 2028. The vehicle marks the beginning of a new delivery programme that will gradually increase the share of electric buses within Montréa...

JBM Ecolife Mobility has secured a ₹750 crore investment (approximately €70 million / US$80 million) from Motilal Oswal Alternates to support the deployment of around 2,000 electric buses across India. JBM Auto announced that its electric mobility subsidiary JBM Ecolife Mobility Pvt Ltd has received...

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...

Electric buses remain the leading electrified vehicle segment globally, with more than 20 countries already recording majority-electric municipal bus sales. Just-released BloombergNEF’s Electric Vehicle Outlook 2026 identifies city buses as the most advanced segment in road transport electrification...

The 11th edition of Busworld Turkey ran in Istanbul from 17 to 19 June, bringing together 161 exhibitors across 11,358 square metres of exhibition space, a 15% increase compared with the previous edition. Following the 2024 event, which attracted 12,366 professional visitors from 96 countries, this ...

Ebusco reported an order book of 225 buses at the end of May while preparing a gradual return to new business and continuing discussions with strategic parties interested in its bus activities. The Dutch electric bus manufacturer enters the second half of 2026 in a different position from the one th...

Scania will supply 27 biogas-powered buses to operator Nobina for regional public transport services operated on behalf of Skånetrafiken in southern Sweden. Transport operator Nobina has signed an agreement with Scania for the deployment of 27 new biogas buses that will enter service on routes manag...

Optibus has launched Optibus Agent, an AI agent designed specifically for public transportation planning, scheduling, dispatch and live operations. Optibus announced the launch of Optibus Agent, describing it as the first AI agent purpose-built for public transportation. The new capability is integr...

ZF presented new electrification, safety and digital technologies for buses at Busworld Turkey 2026, including the AxTrax 2 LF electric axle with condition monitoring capabilities and the e-comp Scroll air compressor launched last year. At Busworld Turkey 2026 in Istanbul, ZF outlined its latest dev...