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Norwegian public transport operator Ruter has shared the results of a comprehensive cybersecurity test of electric buses, conducted in an isolated mountain environment. The trials, involving a new Yutong bus from China and a three-year-old VDL bus, identified potential risks linked to Over-The-Air s...

Iveco Bus announces it has signed three framework agreements with Île-de-France Mobilités, the transport authority of Paris region. The contracts provide for the supply of up to 4,000 low- and zero-emission buses and coaches between 2026 and 2032. In early 2024, Paris region public transport authori...

A fleet of 80 Golden Dragon battery-electric buses has officially entered service in Sweden, following factory inspection and acceptance procedures at the manufacturer’s Longhai plant. The delivery, reported by ChinaBuses, was carried out in cooperation with Eurobus Nordic and local Swedish operator...

Margins in the European bus and coach industry have averaged just 2.5% between 2019 and 2024, according to McKinsey’s “Don’t miss the bus: New strategies for European bus and coach OEMs”, published by the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility (which is also contains interesting insights in terms of ma...

Iveco Bus announces it has won the tender issued by the Campania Mobility Infrastructure and Networks Agency (Acamir) – the transport agency of Campania region in central Italy – for the supply of 87 eDaily school minibuses, part of a programme to modernise student transport across the r...

Arriva Group has announced the roll-out of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform across its London bus operations, following a successful pilot phase in collaboration with technology start-up Prospective Labs. The system, called FlowOS Live, is designed to improve operational performance and redu...

MAN Truck & Bus has signed an agreement with the Paruk Group in South Africa for the delivery of 100 fully electric city buses. It is the company’s largest e-bus order outside Europe and a further step in the expansion of MAN’s international chassis business. The vehicles are based on the Lion’s...

Holon has signed a Term Sheet for the construction of its first U.S. production facility in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the start of industrial production for the Holon Urban shuttle. Holon is the autonomous mobility subsidiary of Benteler Group and Tasaru Mobility Investments and has announced t...

The Vestland County Council, in Norway, has decided to gradually shut down Bergen’s trolleybus service by 2030, putting an end to nearly a century of continuous operation, is reported on Norwegian trade media Bussmagasinet. Faulty infrastructure for Bergen trolleybus line The decision follows years ...

Eighty new drivers ready for hiring, 65 zero-emission buses on the way, and 44 charging stations already installed: AMAT Palermo is accelerating in the implementation of its fleet renewal plan, as reported on our sister media AUTOBUS. Once testing is completed, the new charging facilities — capable ...