Smart ticketing for bus travel goes paperless
9 August 2017 | By Andrew Mills
Andrew Mills from Stagecoach talks to Intelligent Transport about the company’s new smartphone app which will make bus travel cheaper and quicker.
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The Lothian bus and tram app goes multilingual
9 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
With the Lothian app, visitors to Edinburgh are now able to access bus and tram information on their mobile device in ten languages.
Carshare service sees significant growth in North America
9 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
North America's largest flexible one-way carshare service, car2go, saw an increase in use of its service in the first six months of 2017.
Nanchang Metro signs two contracts for propulsion and control equipment
9 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
Bombardier Technology’s Chinese joint venture, Bombardier NUG Propulsion System Co. Ltd (BNP) has signed two contracts with the Chinese United Group (NUG) to provide its Mitrac propulsion and control equipment for the Nanchang Metro Line 3 and Line 2 Extension Project.
LRT3 light rail vehicle work package awarded in Kuala Lumpur
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad has awarded the light rail vehicle (LRV) work package to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co Ltd (CRRC ZELC), Siemens Limited China and Tegap Dinamik Sdn Bhd Consortium for the Light Rail Transit (LRT3) project.
RATP Group appoints new President and Chief Executive
8 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
The President of the French Republic has appointed Ms Catherine Guillouard president and chief executive of RATP Group.
New research shows the UK public are ‘open-minded’ about driverless technology
8 August 2017 | By UK Autodrive
New research on behalf of the UK Autodrive programme has show the UK public is open-minded about new driverless technology.
Mauritius Metro Express Project contract awarded
An Rs 18.8 billion contract to design and construct the Metro Express Project in Mauritius has been signed between the government and Larsen & Toubro.
New shuttle service launched in New York City
7 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
Ford Motor Co is launching its crowd-sourced shuttle service Chariot in New York City, aiming to provide new mobility solutions to consumers.
The transit bus of the future is green
7 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
Public bus operators in the US have begun to invest in environmentally friendly models.
Kiepe Electric to supply 185 systems for San Francisco
7 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA) have placed an order for 185 new Flyer XT40 buses equipped with In Motion Charging technology from Kiepe Electric.
ABI Research finds use of autonomous vehicles are expected to rise in the U.S
4 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
ABI Research has found that 30% of the U.S transportation industry plan to introduce robotics into their business operations within a year.
Transport for Greater Manchester releases multimodal smart card
4 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
Thousands of passengers can now, for the first time, use a single smart card for all their journeys on any Greater Manchester tram and bus.
DC government awards contract for 26 new clean diesel buses
3 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
The government of the district of Columbia has awarded a contract for 26 New Flyer Xcelsior® clean diesel powered, 40ft heavy-duty buses.
Brussels orders its first electric bus
3 August 2017 | By Intelligent Transport
The biggest public transport company in Brussels, STIB, has ordered the first electric buses to its fleet from Solaris.
