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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...

On Sunday 8 December we packed our suitcase with warm clothes and flew to Oulu, Finland, to prepare for what Yutong defined as the “Extreme Cold Challenge”. Yes, because on Monday the 9th we left, heading to Rovaniemi, in Lapland, in the Arctic Circle. A journey approximately 220 kilometers long tha...

The IBE Expo in Rimini, traditionally focused on the touristic bus segment, is increasingly showcasing public transport vehicles and e-buses, reflecting the growing importance of zero-emission mobility in the industry. All the main brands have been attending, with the (significant) exception of Sola...

This week we attended Euro Bus Expo, the UK’s biennial bus and coach market exhibition. While the show offered limited product innovations, there were notable developments in industrial and commercial strategies. Looking at the main manufacturers in UK, notable absentees included Volvo (that had a 1...

The fifteenth edition of he International Bus and Coach Fair, FIAA 2024, organised by IFEMA MADRID, from 22 to 25 October, will be the venue for the eighth SUSTAINABLE BUS AWARDS, which recognise advances in innovation and sustainability in public transport. The presentation of the awards in its thr...

If a bus enthusiast from Mars had landed on Earth on September 17, the opening day of IAA Transportation 2024, and made his (or her) way straight to the halls of the Hannover Messe to get a sense of the bus industry in Europe, he would have encountered a picture vastly different from the reality [&h...

In Hanover the 2024 edition of the IAA Transportation there are few-very few bus manufacturers (BlueBus, Daimler, Habas, Higer, King Long, Scania, SinoTruck, Wisdom Motor), among which the Chinese Oems stand out above all. Among them, perhaps most of all, King Long. Here, the Chinese manufacturer su...

The IAA Transportation 2024 event in Hanover is running from September 17, to 22. Latest advancements in commercial vehicles, logistics, and transport sectors will be shown, with a specific focus on the truck market. In fact, despite being a leading platform for the industry, bus manufacturers have ...

The Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck has appointed Karin Rådström as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company effective October 1, 2024. She is appointed in this function until January 31, 2029. Before joining the group in 2021, she had been working in Scania – we interviewed her in 20...

Irizar will launch a intercity electric bus model (the first in its history) during the second half of 2024. It’ll be showcased at FIAA in Madrid. The plan has been anticipated by Irizar to the jury of the Sustainable Bus Award, whose Italian member is our sister magazine AUTOBUS, during a vis...