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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...

Rio de Janeiro has announced a R$509 million ($98.2 million) project for 175 battery-electric buses and a new charging depot, backed by R$329 million ($63.5 million) in financing from Brazilian development bank BNDES. The financing was announced by the City of Rio de Janeiro on September 25 at Termi...

RMV, Deutsche Bahn and HOLON have launched the KIRA+ project to test SAE Level 4 autonomous on-demand public transport with HOLON urban vehicles in Germany’s Rhine-Main region. Preparations for the test operation are underway, with the first mapping drives scheduled for 2027 in parts of Darmstadt an...

OC Transpo has placed an additional order for 120 Nova Bus LFSe+ battery-electric buses, bringing its total orders for the model to 175 vehicles. Nova Bus announced the new order on September 23 as part of the City of Ottawa’s transition to zero-emission public transport. The vehicles will be manufa...

LA Metro has approved a $337.7 million contract with ENC, ElDorado National (California), for 220 40-foot battery-electric buses, with deliveries scheduled to begin in spring 2028. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved the procurement in a 10-1 vote, with Los An...

HESS Belgium has started operations in Heist-op-den-Berg as a service and expertise centre, taking over technical know-how related to the Van Hool Exqui.City platform and supporting vehicles already in operation. Heist-op-den-Berg is a town in Belgium’s Antwerp province, near Van Hool’s former base ...

A German consortium involving transport operators, technology companies and public authorities is preparing a standardized approval process aimed at enabling operating-area authorization for autonomous public transport vehicles within around three months. Deutsche Bahn says the project will reproduc...