He brings more than 30 years of experience in the North American transportation market to this position, including leadership roles with major bus manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada.
The $56.22 billion to $88.91 billion estimate accounts for vehicles, infrastructure, technical assistance, and federal research and development support.
The project is part of a multimodal rollout that includes tap-to-pay options on selected ferries and trams in the cities of Helsinki and Tampere.
Passengers will be traveling in top-of-the-line luxury coaches from Prevost. Just like the entire FlixBus network, this bus will be operated by a local bus partner — Alvand from Glendale, Calif.
The new offering, available in the Transit app, enables riders to plan a multimodal trip, purchase a transit pass, and unlock a bike with just a few taps.
The companies will work together to offer transit operators in North America an all-inclusive, scalable system to reach zero emissions, providing required site, vehicle, and service solutions.
With Bytemark’s powerful fare payment platform and Transit’s top-rated user experience, transit agencies can now deliver one best-of-breed mobile app for trip planning, real-time tracking, fare payment, and multimodal connections to riders.
The partnership combines Hitachi’s digital and operational capabilities with the Optibus AI platform, offering bus operators the ability to manage risk and cost when electrifying their fleet.
The $4 million contract will see more than 400 buses deployed with March Networks’ complete end-to-end RideSafe solution.
The partnership with Hopthru is part of Bytemark’s ongoing effort to expand Bytemark Bridge, its Plan, Book & Pay platform.
The units could potentially replace the use of diesel locomotives on the railroad’s non-electrified lines and allow passengers to travel to their destinations without having to change trains.
The system displays and tracks the occupancy and belt status of passenger seats and provides visual warnings for the driver.
The expansion will enable electronic validation of Cubic’s current Compass card products and include other contactless options.
The electric bus unveiled is Oklahoma’s first fully electric fixed-route bus to be used in public transit.
Whether a transit agency has a few non-revenue/supervisor vehicles or many distributed among several bus yards — every agency can benefit from having their entire fleet protected with video surveillance.
New Flyer of America Inc. unveiled its Xcelsior AV™ automated transit bus, now in motion at Robotic Research LLC (Robotic Research) in Maryland.
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