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The transport company Transports Publics Fribourgeois (TPF) is entering a partnership with IT provider INIT in order to establish automated processes to support the operations control center: INIT-made RESPONSEassist is expected to reduce the workload of operations control center personnel in managi...

Autonomous vehicle technology provider May Mobility has entered a partnership with Italian minibus manufacturer Tecnobus, thus extended its portfolio of AV use cases at CES 2025 (live from 7 to 12 January in Las Vegas). The partnership is set to introduce a new autonomous minibus platform based on t...

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...

CAVForth autonomous bus project is set to end on 14 February 2025 and will not be renewed following its already planned deadline, as passenger numbers have been lower than those aimed, according to UK trade media Route-One. The project, launched in May 2023, was the first in the UK involving full-si...

German public transport companies organization VDV welcomes the Federal Ministry of Transport’s strategy paper and calls for an investment offensive for ‘Level 4’. Market maturity with the first combinations of vehicle and level 4 autonomous driving system in Germany is expected by 2027, accor...

An autonomous bus pilot is set to begin in Gothenburg, Sweden, in spring 2025. Passengers will be welcomed on board since August. The news is reported on Swedish trade media Bussmagasinet.se. PTA and PTO in charge of the project are Västtrafik and Vy Buss. Technological partners? The Norwegian compa...