UrbanThings: Restoring confidence in public transport
How do you present passengers the most relevant data on bus capacity, and give them the confidence to travel safely? UrbanThings believes it has...
CitySwift raises €2m funding to drive product development
CitySwift has raised additional funding of €2m. It takes the big data and machine learning for the public transport sector specialist’s funding to date...
Hydrogen Bus Town project is coming, says Shapps
There will be a Hydrogen Bus Town scheme, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps told the Transport Committee on 24 June. Mr Shapps says...
Cashless and COVID: Is this the end for physical money on buses?
Many operators have reported an uptick in the number of cashless transactions since handling money was discouraged during COVID-19. Could this spell lasting change...
Arrival launches battery-electric bus
London-based urban sustainability business Arrival has unveiled a battery-electric bus that it says can be assembled in ‘microfactories’ worldwide. Arrival adds that the bus offers...
‘Busy bus’ indicator: Social distance with Stagecoach
Stagecoach has announced the launch of a new feature on its app which will help passengers plan their journeys as services increase across the...
Low-emission coach grant funding proposed by LowCVP
A bright spot for the coach industry has been presented by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP). It is working with stakeholders to establish...
Omnibus updates assist in Bus Open Data management
Omnibus has released a range of updates to assist operators with Bus Open Data management. The services covered include OmniFLAG and TransXChange.
OmniFLAG
Operators will now...
Barnes Coaches improves compliance with TruTac
Barnes Coaches of Swindon has reported improvements in compliance control and overall efficiency since it installed TruTac software management tools. Developed in partnership with the...
Arcola, Ryse, Wrightbus part of call for hydrogen strategy
Arcola Energy, Ryse Hydrogen and Wrightbus are among bus industry co-signatories of a letter sent to Chancellor Rishi Sunak by campaign group Hydrogen Strategy...
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QPaths automates home-to-school assessements for LAs
QRoutes, a provider of software solutions to local authority (LA) transport planners, has launched QPaths. The new product will automate the assessment of children’s...
Warrington’s Own Buses takes 86 AirBubbl filter units
Warrington’s Own Buses has installed 86 AirBubbl units from AirLabs into the cabs of its vehicles to protect drivers from the risk of airborne...
Call for one-year testing exemption for ‘highly compliant’
The difficulty of returning heavy vehicle testing to normal in the wake of a temporary halt earlier this year has been underlined by a...
