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Volocopter seeks FAA approval for US air taxi launch
A US launch could follow a European one quite quickly for Volocopter, as the FAA has accepted its application for a concurrent Type Certificate.
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Anger among transport leaders as Transport for the North faces budget cut
Transport and political leaders in the North of England have expressed their disappointment at the news that the Department for Transport looks set to cut Transport for the North’s budget.
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Payment apps, CiBo, and biometrics: what’s next for mobile ticketing?
Jaspal Singh, Senior Expert – IT and Development at UITP, explains how mobile ticketing technologies are advancing and what comes next in their evolution.
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Creating a cashless and accessible fare system in Dayton, Ohio
Brandon Policicchio of Greater Dayton RTA talks cashless fares, and explains what his authority is doing to make transit accessible for everyone.
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How can we fully harness the power of data in the transport industry?
A panel of public transport and urban mobility experts discuss the work that the industry’s public and private parties need to do to deliver better services through more effective data management and usage.
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Champs-Élysées set for green transformation with traffic space reduced
Paris’ famous Champs-Élysées will see traffic space reduced by half in a bid to entice Parisians back to the famous tree-lined boulevard.
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Transport Scotland continues MaaS funding programme
Scotland’s national transport authority is dishing out £1 million in funding in order to promote MaaS solutions in the country.
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Saudi Arabia to build residential project THE LINE centred around walking
THE LINE will be centred around walking according to its designers, with all major services being built within a few minutes’ walk of communities.
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Keolis announces big plans for transport in French département
Transport operator Keolis has outlined some big plans for the SMBTA network in the Gard region of France, including hydrogen buses and a carpooling scheme.
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Oxford and Coventry in the running to get all-new electric bus fleet
The two UK cities could receive up to £50 million to develop an all-electric bus fleet and the infrastructure to go with it.
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Artificial intelligence trialled on Dubai Metro to ease crowds
Dubai’s RTA has been experimenting with AI in order to ease congestion on the city’s metro during peak hours.
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Extensions to metro lines open all over China during December
Cities across China including Beijing and Shanghai opened up new stations on their metro networks in December.
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The Sustainable Bus Update: volume ten
Here we round up all of the latest developments in sustainable buses around the world. In volume ten, the state of Victoria spends big on electric buses, and Dublin gets its very first Hydrogen-powered vehicles.
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LA Metro adds Metro Micro microtransit service to its network
Metro says the new service will provide greater mobility for passengers in areas difficult to reach with ordinairy fixed-route buses.