Autonomous driving

A Karsan autonomous electric bus operating in Gothenburg, Sweden, was involved in a collision with a tram on May 25. The incident occurred around one hour after the autonomous Karsan e-ATAK bus began carrying paying passengers as part of a year-long autonomous public transport trial in Gothenburg. R...

Bernmobil’s busiest depot, operated by the public transport company of Bern, Switzerland, could benefit from autonomous depot manoeuvres Autonomous Systems announced that the Eigerplatz depot has obtained “Smartbus Ready” certification following a structured “Depot Autonomy Readiness Assessmen...

U.S.-based group transportation technology company CharterUP, operating through a network of more than 700 operator partners and over 10,000 vehicles across North America, is active in both on-demand charter services and recurring shuttle operations, while also investing in autonomous mobility initi...

Europe’s public transport operators are entering a period where staffing pressure and fleet electrification meet in the same place: the bus depot. Around 105,000 bus and coach driver positions remain unfilled across Europe (IRU figures cited in sector analyses), and a meaningful slice of working tim...

MAN Truck & Bus has automated a Lion’s City 12 E electric bus for pilot operations in Munich, with public road testing planned from autumn 2026. MAN Truck & Bus announced today it has integrated an Automated Driving System (ADS) into a fully electric city bus as part of the MINGA research pr...

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has granted authorization to transport operators Vy and Kolumbus to operate an autonomous bus on regular public routes without a safety driver. The deployment involves the Karsan e-ATAK platform equipped with autonomous driving software supplied by ADASTEC a...