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German tech start-up AWAKE Mobility has secured around €4 million in funding after concluding a seed financing round led by B&C Innovation Investments GmbH (BCII), which is part of Austria’s B&C Group. That money will be invested in the improvement and development of the software (alrea...

National Express cooperates with Uber. UK’s largest coach operator has teamed up with Uber to offer customers a seamless travel booking experience. Uber Travel, the new door-to-door travel product from Uber, sees the introduction of coach and rail transport available to book on the Uber app. T...

ANA-Vinci Airports, Galp, CaetanoBus, and Mitsui have agreed to evaluate the feasibility of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from airports in Portugal by replacing traditional combustion engine buses (and airport operations vehicles) with an environmentally friendly hydrogen-powered fleet. The stud...

The Routing Company has named Stephen Kuban as Director of Business Development. Kuban will head TRC’s international business development efforts under industry veteran Dick Alexander, who joined TRC as Vice President of Business Development in early 2022. Previously TRC has hired Lindy Norris as VP...

Karsan is attending IAA Transportation Expo to be held in Hannover, Germany. The brand, which is preparing to showcase its electric and autonomous product family, “will also make its mark on the fair with the surprise of a new model that will take electric mobility to another dimension“,...

Innovative services exclusively for bus fleets are at the heart of Daimler Buses’ exhibit at the InnoTrans 2022 trade fair in Berlin. Daimler Buses will be presenting the new Omniplus On Uptime pro service for the first time at the international trade fair for transport technology from 20 to 23...

Transdev took over bus services in Norrtälje in the northern part of Sweden’s capital Stockholm, on behalf of SL, the regional transit authority, until 2031. About 110 new Volvo buses, including 25 double-deckers, will run on the express line between Norrtälje and the Technical University in Stockho...

New Flyer unveiled today its next generation fuel cell bus model Xcelsior CHARGE FC, with fuel cell module from Ballard Power Systems and Siemens ELFA 3 at the driveline. The model follows the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 (launched in 2019) and is available in 40-foot and 60-foot lengths, and both models meet...

First Bus has teamed up with tech company Optibus to complete the digital transformation of First Bus’ scheduling data, processes, and systems across all UK operations.  Over the course of their five-year partnership, First Bus has tested many new Optibus features in live environments, helping to ta...

Proterra will provide battery technology to power ENC second-generation electric transit buses. Under a new, multi-year supply agreement, Proterra will supply its S-Series battery system to power ENC’s Axess Battery Electric Bus (EVO-BE) that will be available to transit agencies in 32-foot, 35-foot...